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Computer-Based Design and Manufacturing An Information-Based Approach

Computer-Based Design and Manufacturing An Information-Based Approach

Emad Abouel Nasr, Ph.D. Industrial Engineering Department University of Houston Houston, TX, USA and

Ali K. Kamrani, Ph.D. Industrial Engineering Department University of Houston Houston, TX, USA

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Emad Abouel Nasr Ali K. Kamrani Industrial Engineering Department University of Houston Houston, TX, USA

Computer-Based Design and Manufacturing: An Information-Based Approach

Library of Congress Control Number: 2006932032 ISBN 0-387-23323-7 ISBN 9780387233239

e-ISBN 0-387-23324-5 e-ISBN 978-0-387-23324-6

Printed on acid-free paper. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now know or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 springer.com

Dedication To my parents, wife, and children Nada, Haidy, and Amr (Emad A. Nasr) and to Arshya and Sonia (Ali Kamrani)

Preface

Progressive opportunities in international markets have led to significant new competitive pressures on industry. Recently, this has resulted in changes in organizational structures at the product design level through the prologue of computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) and concurrent engineering (CE) philosophy, and now in changes in industry structures as companies build worldwide manufacturing relationships. Taking these issues into consideration leads to a recognition that the integration between design and manufacturing needs to be made to ensure business competitiveness. If such integration is successful, the product life cycle will decrease, which leads to low manufacturing costs. With the increased improvement of (CIM) systems, a further improvement of automated design and manufacturing has become an important need. In order to achieve the integration of design and manufacturing, understanding how manufacturing information can be obtained directly from CAD system must be addressed. Computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) systems are based on modeling geometric data. The usefulness of CAD/CAM systems is the ability to visualize product design, support design analysis, and link to the generation of part programmers for manufacturing. However, CAD/CAM systems need the standardization that gives them the ability to communicate to each other. Different CAD or geometric modeling packages store the information related to the design in their own databases and the structures of these databases are different from each other. As a result no common or standard structure has so far been developed that can be used by all CAD packages. For that reason, in this book, a new methodology to extract manufacturing entities from IGES standard format that has the ability to communicate with various CAD/CAM systems is developed and presented. This approach aims to achieve the integration between CAD and CAM. Because of the increased development of manufacturing technology, a new generation of customers has appeared. These customers have forced organizations to look for new methods and techniques to improve their business processes and speed up the product development cycle. As a direct result of this, the industry is required to apply new engineering philosophies such as rapid response to

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manufacturing (RRM). The RRM concept uses the knowledge of previously designed products in support of developing new products. The RRM environment is developed by integrating technologies such as feature-based CAD modeling, knowledge-based engineering for integrated product and process design, and direct manufacturing concepts. Product modeling within RRM requires advanced CAD technology to support comprehensive knowledge regarding the design and fabrication of a product. This knowledge-intensive environment utilizes knowledge-based technologies to provide a decision support utility throughout the design life cycle. Rapid prototyping (RP) is a technique for direct conversion of threedimensional CAD data into a physical prototype. RP allows for automatic construction of physical models and has been used to significantly reduce the time for the product development cycle and to improve the final quality of the designed product. In the RP process, thin horizontal cross sections are used to transform materials into physical prototypes. In this process, CAD data are interpreted into the stereolithography data format. Stereolithography or "STL" is the standard data format used by most RP machines. An example of a triangulated surface using the STL format is illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 1. Triangulated surface The primary purpose of this text is to present the principles and applications of computer-aided design and manufacturing and to provide a comprehensive collection of the latest research and technical work in the area of rapid prototyping and collaborative engineering. This book was developed to serve as a resource for researchers and practitioners. It can also be used as a textbook for advanced graduate studies in product design, development, and manufacturing. The upper level undergraduate students in a mechanical, industrial, manufacturing, or aerospace engineering curriculum are perfect candidates for a course based on this text. The book can also be used as a supplement to any manufacturing texts that are currently adapted. Also, this book can be used as a reference text for industrial and academic practitioners who are interested in CAD/CAM fields.

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The book consists of four sections: (1) Product Design, (2) Feature-based Design and Techniques, (3) Feature-based Process Planning and Techniques, and (4) Advanced Topics. Below is a description of each chapter's content: • Chapter 1: Product Development Life Cycle. This chapter provides the concept of product development life cycle, the importance of product development during the product development life cycle, the major phases of product development process, benchmarking, the systematic procedure of generating concepts, and the general guidelines that are used in design for manufacture and assembly. • Chapter 2: Product Life Cycle Cost Model. This chapter discusses the important characteristics of the manufacturing environment, the role of computers in manufacturing systems, the elements of cost breakdown in manufacturing systems, cost estimating in manufacturing, the objectives and methods of cost estimating in the manufacturing environment, the detailed computerized method that is used in cost estimating, and computer-aided cost estimating (CAGE). • Chapter 3: Compute-based Design and Features. This chapter provides an overview of computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM), the most important reasons of using CAD systems in the manufacturing environment, computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM), the implementation of the automation in the production organization, the role of CAD/CAM systems in the manufacturing facility, the CAM cycle in a feature-based design environment, and the different types of features. • Chapter 4: Methodologies of Feature Representations. This chapter presents discussions related to feature representation methodologies. It includes the definition of features, wireframe modeling, surface modeling, boundary representation (B-rep), constructive solid geometry (CGS), and definition of interacting features. These methods are used to facilitate the feature recognition process. • Chapter 5: Feature Extraction Techniques. This chapter presents a brief review of the previous work on the related topics of feature representation and recognitions. The first section describes previous research efforts in the area of feature representation. Previous research in the area of feature recognition is described in the second section. • Chapter 6: Initial Graphics Exchange Specifications (IGES). This chapter presents discussions related to a standard product data format of an object which considered as the most important tool toward the standardization of product data and at the same time towards the compatible exchange of information among various CAD and CAM systems. The IGES format is addressed in details as one of the popular standard format. • Chapter 7: Intelligent Feature Recognition Methodology. This chapter provides a methodology for feature analysis and extraction of prismatic

Preface parts for CAM applications is developed and presented. This approach aims to achieve the integration between CAD and CAM. Chapter 8: Feature Interaction Methodology. This chapter provides a methodology for feature interaction of prismatic parts for CAM applications. Classification of interacting features is also addressed. Chapter 9: Mapping the Extracted Manufacturing Features to Process Planning. This chapter provides a detailed methodology for mapping all the extracted manufacturing features to the process planning point of view as an application of CAM. Chapter 10: Intelligent Feature Recognition Methodology (IFRM) Implementation. This chapter presents the implementation of the intelligent feature recognition methodology (IFRM). Basically, IFRM consists of two major stages: CAD interface and feature recognition program. Moreover, illustrative examples are presented for demonstration purposes. Chapter 11: Rapid Prototyping. This chapter provides an overview of the rapid systems: stereolithography (SLA), solid ground curing (SGC), laminated object manufacturing (LOM), selective laser sintering (SLS), direct shell production casting (DSPC), and fused deposition modeling (FDM). Chapter 12 Collaborative Engineering. The chapter provides the concept of collaborative engineering. The framework described in this chapter confirms design assumptions and predicts product performance in the early stages of the design process. This results in a faster product development cycle-with lower associated costs—achieved by eliminating the need to constantly build, test, and redesign.

Emad Abouel Nasr, Ph.D. Ali K. Kamrani, Ph.D.

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank our graduate students. This work would not be possible without their help.

Contents

Preface List of Figures List of Tables

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Part I: Product Design Chapter 1: Product Development Life Cycle

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L L Introduction 1.2. The Evolution of Product Development 1.3. Sequential Product Development 1.4. Simultaneous/Integrated Product Development L5. Generic Product Development Process 1.5.1. Needs Recognition 1.5.2. Design Specifications 1.5.3. Conceptual Design 1.5.4. Concept Generation 1.5.5. Concept Selection 1.5.6. Final Concept Preliminary Design 1.5.7. Detail Design 1.5.8. Component Final Design 1.5.9. Cost Estimation 1.5.10. Prototyping 1.5.11. Production 1.5.12. Marketing 1.6. Case Study-Needs Recognition: A Utility Snip 1.6.1. Overview 1.6.2. Objectives 1.6.3. Procedure

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Chapter 2: Product Life Cycle Cost Model

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2.1. Introduction 2.2. Role of Computers in Manufacturing Systems 2.3. Product Life Cycle Cost Analysis 2.3.1. Cost Breakdown in Manufacturing Systems 2.3.1.1. Total System Cost (C) 2.3.1.2. Advanced Research and Development (Cr) 2.3.1.3. Program Management (Cm) 2.3.1.4. Advanced Research and Development {C„) 2.3.1.5. Engineering design cost (Cre) 2.3.1.6. Equipment Development and Test (Crt) 2.3.1.7. Engineering Data (Crd) 2.3.1.8. Investment (CO 2.3.1.9. Manufacturing (Q^) 2.3.1.10. Nonrecurring Manufacturing Cost (Cin) 2.3.1.11. Recurring Manufacturing Cost (Cir) 2.3.1.12. Construction Cost (Qc) 2.3.1.13. Initial Logistic Support Cost (Cn) 2.3.1.14. Operator Personnel Cost (Co) 2.3.1.15. Operation Cost (Coo) 2.3.1.16. Operator Personnel Cost (Coop) 2.3.1.17. Operator Training Cost (Coot) 2.3.1.18. Operational Facilities Cost (Coof) 2.3.1.19. Support and Handling Equipment Cost (Cooe) 2.3.1.20. Maintenance Cost (Com) 2.3.1.21. Maintenance Personnel and Support Cost (Comm) 2.3.1.22. Corrective Maintenance Cost (Coou) 2.3.1.23. Preventive Maintenance Cost (Coos) 2.3.1.24. Spare/Repair Cost (Comx) 2.3.1.25. Test and Support Equipment Cost (Coms) 2.3.1.26. Transportation and Handling Cost (Comt) 2.3.1.27. Maintenance Training Cost (Comp) 2.3.1.28. Maintenance Facilities Cost (Comf) 2.3.1.29. Technical Data Cost (Comd) 2.3.1.30. System/Equipment Modification (Con) 2.3.1.31. System Phase-out and Disposal Cost (Cop) 2.4. Computer-Aided Cost Estimating in Manufacturing 2.5. Objective of Cost Estimating 2.5.1. Assist in Submitting Bids 2.5.2. Revise Quotations

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Contents 2.5.3. Assist in Evaluating Alternatives 2.5.4. Control of Manufacturing Expenses 2.5.5. Assist in Make or Buy Decisions 2.5.6. Establish Ground for a Selling Price 2.6. Methods of Cost Estimating 2.6.1. The Opinion Estimates Method 2.6.2. The Conference Estimating Method 2.6.3. The Comparison Method 2.6.4. The Unit Estimate Methods 2.6.5. The Cost and Time Relationship Method 2.6.6. The Power Law and Sizing Model Method 2.6.7. Probabilistic Approaches 2.6.8. Statistical Methods 2.6.9. Simulation 2.6.10. The Factor Method 2.6.11. The Detailed Computerized Method 2.7. Computer-Aided Cost Estimating 2.8. Structure of a Computer-Assisted Cost Estimating System 2.9. Summary 2.10. Problems

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Part II: Feature-Based Design and Techniques Chapter 3: Computer-Based Design and Features

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3.1. Introduction 3.2. CAD and CAM Integration 3.2.1. The Role of CAD/CAM in Manufacturing 3.3. Feature-Based Technologies 3.3.1. Types of Features 3.4. The New Methodology Objectives 3.5. Problems

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4.1. Feature Definitions 4.2. Features in Manufacturing 4.2.1. Process Planning 4.2.1.1. Variant Process Planning (VPP) 4.2.1.2. Generative Process Planning (GPP) 4.2.2. Assembly Planning 4.2.3. Inspection Planning 4.3. Geometric Data Format 4.3.1. Wireframe Modeling

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4.3.2. Surface Modeling 4.3.2.1. Ferguson's Curve 4.3.2.2. Bezier's Curve 4.3.2.2.1. Properties of Bezier Curves 4.3.2.3. B-spline Curve 4.3.3. Solid Modeling 4.3.3.1. History and Overview 4.3.3.2. Types of Solid Modeling 4.4. Boundary Representation (B-rep) 4.4.1. Euler's Formula 4.5. Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG) 4.6. Advantages and Disadvantages of (CSG) and B-rep 4.7. Feature Recognition 4.8. Feature-based Design 4.9. What Are Feature Interactions? 4.10. Summary 4.11. Problems

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5.1. Feature Representation 5.1.1. Feature Representation by B-rep 5.1.2. Feature Representation by CSG 5.1.3. Feature Representation by B-rep and CSG (Hybrid Method) 5.2. Feature Recognition Techniques 5.2.1. The Syntactic Pattern Recognition Approach 5.2.2. The Logic-Based Approach 5.2.3. Graph-Based Approach 5.2.4. Expert System Approach 5.2.5. Volume Decomposition and Composition Approach 5.2.6. 3D Feature Recognition from a 2D Feature Approach 5.3. Summary 5.4. Problems

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Chapter 6: Initial Graphics Exchange Specifications (IGES)

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6.1. Data Transfer in CAD/CAM Systems 6.2. Initial Graphics Exchange Specifications (IGES) 6.2.1. Structure of the IGES File 6.2.1.1. Start Section 6.2.1.2. Global Section 6.2.1.3. Directory Entry Section (DE) 6.2.1.4. Parameter Data Section (PD) 6.2.1.5. Terminate Section

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Chapter 7: Intelligent Feature Recognition Methodology

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7.1. Introduction 131 7.2. Conversion of CAD Data Files to Object-Oriented Data Structure (OODS) 132 7.2.1. Basic IGES Entities 132 7.3. The Overall Object-Oriented Data Structure of the Proposed Methodology 137 7.3.1. Geometry and Topology of B-rep 142 7.3.1.1. Classification of Edges 143 7.3.1.2. Classification of Loops 143 7.3.2. Definition of the Data Fields of the Proposed Data Structure 145 7.3.3. Algorithms for Extracting Geometric Entities from a CAD File 147 7.3.3.1. Algorithm for Extracting Entries from Directory and Parameter Sections 147 7.3.3.2. Algorithm for Extracting the Basic Entities of the Designed Part 148 7.3.4. Extracting Form Features from CAD Files 157 7.3.4.1. An Example for Finding the Concave Edge/Faces 159 7.3.4.2. Algorithm for Determination of the Concavity of the Edge 159 7.3.4.3. Algorithm for Determination of the Concavity of the Loop 162 7.3.4.4. Algorithms for Feature Extraction (Production Rules) 164 7.4. Summary 178 7.5. Problems 178 Chapter 8: Feature Interaction Methodology 181 8.1. Feature Interaction 8.1.1. Intersecting Features 8.1.1.1. Merging Features that Can Be manufactured Concurrently 8.1.1.2. Example of Merging Features 8.1.1.3. Algorithms for Intersecting Features Extraction (Production Rules) 8.1.2. Compound Features 8.1.2.1. Concatenation of Features Procedure 8.1.2.2. Algorithms for Compound Features Extraction (Production Rules) 8.2. The General Algorithm for Extraction of Interacting Features

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Part III: Feature-Based Process Planning and Techniques Chapter 9: Mapping the Extracted Manufacturing Features to Process Planning 9.1. Introduction 9.2. Machining Operations 9.2.1. Drilling Operations 9.2.2. Milling Operations 9.3. Machining Sequence Procedure 9.4. Machining Direction Procedure 9.5. Machining Information Procedure 9.6. Summary 9.7. Problems

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Chapter 10: Intelligent Feature Recognition Methodology (IFRM) Implementation

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10.1. CAD Interface for the IFRM System 10.2. Feature Recognition Stage 10.3. Illustrative Example 1 10.4. Illustrative Example 2 10.5. Illustrative Example 3 10.6. Illustrative Example 4 10.7. Advantages of IFRM Methodology 10.8. Limitations of IFRM Methodology 10.9. Recommendations for Future Work 10.10. Summary 10.11. Problems

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Part IV: Advanced Topics Chapter 11: Rapid Prototyping

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11.1. Introduction 11.2. Benefits of Rapid Prototyping Technology 11.3. Rapid Prototyping Terminology 11.4. Rapid Prototyping Systems 11.4.1. Stereolithography (SLA) 11.4.1.1. Stereolithography Process Preparation 11.4.1.2. SLA Process

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11.4.1.3. Advantages and Disadvantages of SLA 11.4.1.3.1. Advantages of SLA 11.4.1.3.2. Disadvantages of SLA 11.4.2. Solid Ground Curing (SGC) 11.4.2.1. SGC Process Preparation 11.4.2.2. SGC Process 11.4.2.3. Advantages and Disadvantages of SGC 11.4.2.3.1. Advantages of SGC 11.4.2.3.2. Disadvantages of SGC 11.4.3. Laminated Object Manufacturing (LOM) 11.4.3.1. LOM Process Preparation 11.4.3.2. LOM Process 11.4.3.3. Advantages and Disadvantages of LOM 11.4.3.3.1. Advantages of LOM 11.4.3.3.2. Disadvantages of LOM 11.4.4. Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) 11.4.4.1. SLS Process Preparation 11.4.4.2. SLS Process 11.4.4.3. Advantages and Disadvantages of SLS 11.4.4.3.1. Advantages of SLS 11.4.4.3.2. Disadvantages of SLS 11.4.5. Direct Shell Production Casting (DSPC) 11.4.5.1. DSPC Process Preparation 11.4.5.2. DSPC Process 11.4.5.3. Advantages and Disadvantages of DSPC 11.4.5.3.1. Advantages of DSPC 11.4.5.3.2. Disadvantages of DSPC 11.4.6. Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 11.4.6.1. FDM Process 11.4.6.2. FDM Support System 11.4.6.3. Advantages and Disadvantages of FDM 11.4.6.3.1. Advantages of FDM 11.4.6.3..2 Disadvantages of FDM 11.5. Summary 11.6. Problems

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12.1. Introduction 12.2. Product Design and Development Process 12.2.1. Integrated Product Development (IPD) 12.2.2. The Principles of IPD 12.3. Collaborative Engineering Approach 12.4. Role of Collaboration in IPD

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12.5. Product Development Teams (PDTs) and Collocation 12.6. Effectiveness of PDT 12.7. Product Design in a Collaborative Environment 12.7.1. Collaborative Marketplace 12.7.2. Collaborative Approach 12.8. Integrated Product Design and Development in a Collaborative Environment 12.8.1. System Structure and Components 12.8.2. Collaborative Environment 12.8.3. Analysis Phase 12.8.4. Optimization Phase 12.8.5. Parametric CAD Modeling 12.8.6. Advantages of the System 12.9. Summary 12.10. Problems

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List of Figures Figure 1-1. Sequential product development Figure 1-2. Simultaneous/integrated product development Figure 1-3. Product development process Figure 1-4. Needs recognition Figure 1-5. Parametric analysis plot Figure 1-6. Matrix analysis Figure 1-7. Establishing design specifications Figure 1-8. Needs-metrics matrix Figure 1-9. Concept generation Figure 1-10. Concept selection Figure 1-11. Detail design Figure 1-12. A utility snip Figure 1-13. Snip needs interpretation Figure 1-14. Priority of needs Figure 1-15. Kano classification Figure 1-16. Kano diagram of snip Figure 1-17. Affinity diagram Figure 1-18. Customer and functional requirements Figure 1-19. FAST diagram Figure 1-20. Functional and physical space hierarchies Figure 1-21. Customer and functional requirements matrix Figure 1-22. Benchmarking Figure 1-23. List of metrics Figure 1-24. Concept generation Figure 1-25. Concept development Figure 1-26. Concept screening Figure 1-27. Concept scoring Figure 2-1. Steps required for estimating product cost Figure 3-1. A typical model of CIM implementation Figure 3-2. Features as a linlc between design and downstream applications Figure 3-3. The CAM cycle in a feature-based design environment Figure 3-4. Types of features

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Figure 3-5. A simple designed object Figure 4-1. Feature-based manufacturing knowledge repository Figure 4-2. Variant process planning Figure 4-3. Wireframe representation model Figure 4-4. A Ferguson's curve segment Figure 4-5. Bezier' s curve B(t) Figure 4-6. Property 4 of Bezier's curve Figure 4-7. Solid modeling technology evolutions Figure 4-8. Basic types of solid modeling representation Figure 4-9. A boundary representation Figure 4-10. Valid and invalid objects Figure 4-11. Two cubes combined together Figure 4-12. Solid primitives Figure 4-13. Constructive solid geometry (CSG) tree Figure 4-14. Feature recognition procedure Figure 4-15. Feature based design Figure 4-16. Interacting features Figure 5-1. Syntactic pattern recognition approach Figure 5-2. A pocket feature Figure 5-3. A prism object Figure 5-4. Representation of vertices, edges, and faces Figure 5-5. Adj acency matrix of faces Figure 5-6. The AAG graph of a slot and a hole Figure 5-7. Expert system structure Figure 5-8. Component with slot and hole features Figure 6-1. Translation using a neutral file Figure 6-2. IGES translators Figure 6-3. IGES file structure Figure 6-4. Structure of directory section Figure 6-5. Structure of parameter data section Figure 7-1. Structure of the proposed methodology Figure 7-2. Flowchart of extraction and classification of features Figure 7-3. Hierarchy of classes and attributes of the designed object Figure 7-4. Simple and compound features Figure 7-5. Convex and concave features and edges Figure 7-6. Classification of interior and exterior form features Figure 7-7. Hierarchy of form features Figure 7-8. Classifications of convex features Figure 7-9. The surface normal vectors Figure 7-10. Classification of edges Figure 7-11. Classification of loops Figure 7-12. Flowchart for creation of an IGES file object Figure 7-13. Flowchart for shell object creation Figure 7-14. Flowchart for vertex extraction

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List of Figures Figure 7-15. Flowchart for edge extraction Figure 7-16. Flowchart for loop extraction Figure 7-17. Flowchart for face extraction Figure 7-18. The direction of edge Figure 7-19. A concave edge example Figure 7-20. Flowchart for determining the concavity of the edge Figure 7-21. Flowchart for determination of loop type Figure 7-22. Step through Figure 7-23. Step blind Figure 7-24. Slot through Figure 7-25. Slot blind Figure 7-26. Pocket through Figure 7-27. Pocket blind Figure 7-28. Hole through Figure 7-29. Hole blind Figure 7-30. Step through round comer Figure 7-31. Step blind round comer Figure 7-32. Slot through round comer Figure 7-33. Slot blind round corner Figure 7-34. Pocket through round comer Figure 7-35. Pocket blind round corner Figure 7-36. Dovetail slot Figure 7-37. V Slot through Figure 7-38. W Slot through Figure 7-39. Cone Figure 7-40. Sink Figure 8-1. Classification of interacting features Figure 8-2. T Slot feature Figure 8-3. An example for merging condition Figure 8-4. T Slot through Figure 8-5. Two slots (type 1) Figure 8-6. Two slots (type 2) Figure 8-7. Stepped Slots Figure 8-8. Slot blind versus hole though features Figure 8-9. Counter bore blind feature Figure 8-10. Counter sink through Figure 8-11. Counter bore blind Figure 8-12. Counter bore through Figure 8-13. Counter bore blind conic bottom Figure 8-14. Cylinder blind conic bottom Figure 8-15. Counter sink blind conic bottom Figure 8-16. Counter sink blind flat bottom Figure 8-17. Flowchart of general extraction process for interacting Features

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Figure 9-1. Step through machining direction Figure 9-2. Hole through machining direction Figure 10-1. Flowchart of CAD interface Figure 10-2. The implementation procedure of the proposed methodology Figure 10-3. Illustrative example 1 Figure 10-4. Illustrative example 2 Figure 10-5. Illustrative example 3 (solid) Figure 10-6. Illustrative example 3 (wireframe) Figure 10-7. Illustrative example 4 (solid) Figure 10-8. Illustrative example 4 (wireframe) Figure 11 -1. RP in US industries Figure 11-2 Stereolithography process Figure 11-3 Solid ground curing process Figure 11 -4 Laminated object manufacturing process Figure 11-5 Selective laser sintering process Figure 11 -6. Direct shell production casting process Figure 11-7. Fused deposition modeling process Figure 11-1. Design scenario Figure 12-2. Collaborative team composition Figure 12-3. Data and Information flow in the proposed integrated system Figure 12-4. Product decomposition Figure 12-5. ModelCenter® Figure 12-6. User Interface with design variables

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List of Tables Table 2-1. Classification of direct and indirect applications Table 4-1. Classification of manufacturing features according to different perspective Table 4-2. Advantage and disadvantages of CSG and B-rep Table 4-3. Possible feature interactions Table 7-1. Classification of loops Table 7-2. Definitions of classes and attributes Table 9-1. Machining information for the extracted manufacturing feature Table 9-2. Machining volume Table 10-1. Extraction of vertices Table 10-2. Extraction of edges (example 1) Table 10-3. Extraction of loops (example 1) Table 10-4. Extraction of faces (example 1) Table 10-5. Extraction of features (example 1) Table 10-6. Machining information (example 1) Table 10-7. Extraction of vertices (example 2) Table 10-8. Extraction of edges (example 2) Table 10-9. Extraction of loops (example 2) Table 10-10. Extraction of Faces (Example 2) Table 10-11. Manufacturing features (example 2) Table 10-12. Machining information (example 2) Table 10-13. Extraction of vertices (example 3) Table 10-14. Extraction of edges (example 3) Table 10-15. Extraction of loops (example 3) Table 10-16. Extraction of faces (example 3) Table 10-17. Manufacturing features (example 3) Table 10-18. Manufacturing features after merging and concatenation (example 3) Table 10-19. Machining information (example 3) Table 10-20. Extraction of vertices (example 4) Table 10-21. Extraction of edges (example 4)

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10-22. Extraction of loops (example 4) 10-23. Extraction of faces (example 4) 10-24. Manufacturing features (example 4) 10-24. Manufacturing features (example 4) 10-25. Manufacturing features after merging and concatenation(example 4) Table 10-26. Machining information (example 4) Table 10-27. Summary for results of case studies

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Part I: Product Design

Chapter 1 Product Development Life Cycle 1.1

Introduction

The product development life cycle is a sequence of all the required activities that a company must perform to develop, manufacture, and sell a product. These activities include marketing, research, engineering design, quality assurance, manufacturing, and a whole chain of suppliers and vendors. The process also comprises all strategic planning, capital investments, management decisions, and tasks necessary to create a new product. An important part of product development is the engineering design process, which can be defined as the process of devising a system, component, or process to meet desired needs.^* Engineering design consists of several sequential and/or parallel activities that begin with identifying a need and conclude with a ready-to-manufacture product (protofype). The prototype is considered to be the first product completed in the production process. It is produced by using all manufacturing processes and test procedures called for by the design drawings and specifications.

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Product development is evolving from a sequential process carried out primarily by engineers to an integrated process incorporating a crossfunctional team. Similar steps are followed in either case, but they are accomplished concurrently and with higher speed in the integrated process environment. Four logical groups of activities can be identified in product development'^: 1. Identifying an opportunity or demand for a new product

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Computer-Based Design and Manufacturing 2. Creating the technical specifications for the new-product idea 3. Developing the manufacturing process to produce the new product 4. Fabricating the new product

In the first group, markets or potential markets are analyzed to generate customer needs, meaning the customer will eventually generate the requirements for the desired product features and functions. Market information is usually compiled by marketing specialists, who translate it into a set of product features or product descriptions that are intended to satisfy a certain target customer base. This process also includes analyzing other products that meet the target needs, offered by competitors, to find their points of both strength and weakness so that efforts can be made to overcome weaknesses and improve desired features. Selling-price ranges are also estimated at this point by analyzing the pricing of similar products. This, in addition to a value of desired profit margin, will set the criteria for the economic feasibility of the new product. These data are translated into cost and quality specifications.''*^ The next step is to formulate the product into a concept based on the product feature set identified by marketing in the previous step, i.e., a first vision of how the product will look and perform is created. Then the technical specifications of the product are developed. Using this initial conceptual vision, the design process proceeds to design and test the product until a preliminary design is completed. Then a prototype can be created and tested to make sure that the product is functioning as it should. The prototype is considered the first finished product in the sense that it must be produced using all the manufacturing processes that the actual products will go through. Prototype testing may reveal a need for design modification; thus, the design will be refined and a new prototype produced. This will continue until no more modifications are required. The next step is to finalize the product documentation, and then the manufacturing process development may be initiated.'^' Manufacturing processes must be created so that the product can be produced in the production facility. Purchasing new equipment and training workers may be required if new technology is to be used. Tools, fixtures, and the sequence of steps in the manufacturing processes must all be developed to allow rapid, high-quality, cost-effective production. Also, it may be necessary to rearrange the production facility to adapt to the new manufacturing processes. After the product design and development of manufacturing processes are compeleted, the business of producing and shipping the product begins. Raw materials can be purchased, and the production facility can go into operation. During first production periods some problems may arise as a result of technical production problems, which will lead to design

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modification to resolve these new problems and reach the expected production rate with the intended quality.'^^ 1.3

Sequential Product Development

In the traditional development environment, each of the four logical groups occurs sequentially (Figure 1-1). Research precedes the development of the new product concept, then concepts are developed by the research and development department through an iterative process until an agreed upon concept is found. After that, a formal description of the concept is sent to the engineering department (design department), where a sequence of design work, review, and rework of design takes place as the concept is being developed. When the design is completely finalized it is "released" to manufacturing to define the manufacturing processes. An important step that is included in the manufacturing work is to determine which components will be made and which will be purchased. When the manufacturing department finishes its study and a make/buy decision is reached, other departments such as those responsible for production planning and procuring materials can start to act. Finally, materials must be ordered, necessary production equipment installed, workers trained, and the product produced and shipped.^

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The main disadvantage of tlie sequential method is the wealmess of links between the functional departments that should be cooperating to develop a new product. To overcome this weakness, it is necessary to change the steps of development into a more simultaneous and less sequential process''', as illustrated in Figure 1-2. Concurrent Product/Process Design

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Generic Product Development Process

A generic product development process can be constructed starting with needs recognition and ending with the marketing of a finished product.'^^ The major phases are illustrated in Figure 1-3.

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Needs Recognition The goal of this stage is to explore and investigate customer wants and needs in an attempt to discover potential "opportunities." Acquiring and using information is emphasized in this stage and can be accomplished through conducting market research and using available external data relative to the need under study and consumer behavior toward similar needs. •

Establishing Design Specifications Once a need is realized, the next step is to interpret these needs into technical terms and specifications capable of describing the desired functional characteristics of the product under study. Conceptual Design Several design alternatives are generated and evaluated for their functionality and cost effectiveness. Solutions or concepts that meet the design specifications are generated in the form of ideas or alternatives. A number of design alternatives are generated with no detailed analysis of any alternative. At the end of this phase, the most acceptable concept is selected for further development and analysis. •

Detail Design In this phase, specifications are refined and trade-offs are made. The selected concept is finalized according to the refined specification. A final cost analysis is performed and a prototype model is produced as the final step in the development process. •


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Production Manufacturing processes capable of producing the parts according to the specified requirements are identified in this phase. Manufacturing sequence and manufacturing costs are also assessed. •

Marketing Product promotion and distribution to the target markets occur in this phase. Packaging and storage requirements need to be addressed by the development team in order to ensure the product's safe delivery. Following is a detailed discussion of each phase.

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Needs Recognition

Product development begins with identifying needs. The design process can be identified based on an idea for a solution to an existing or identified need or from an idea for a product process for which it is thought a need can be generated.''** The product idea needed must look promising given the current market situation, technology available, company needs, and economic outlook. It is important to analyze the needs clearly and in detail before launching the product development process. Needs analysis should be aimed at collecting information about the requirements that must be fulfilled by the product and about the existing constraints and their importance. Therefore, a requirement list can be formulated, which will form the basis for and guide the subsequent phases. Finding and analyzing needs can be performed systematically as illustrated in Figure 1-4. Parametric AnalvIi3 Matrix Analysis Needs An£ lysis

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Acquiring Information Different types of information are needed to recognize a need or market opportunity. This information includes all the necessary information about similar products (competitive products) obtained from published reference books, handbooks, and manufacturers catalogs. It is essential to obtain


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information about registered designs, trademarks, patents, and copyrights. This information will be analyzed to establish a competition analysis through a benchmarking study. •

Information Analysis At this stage all the information collected should be analyzed to gain greater insight about the proposed product or opportunity. The result of this analysis will be the preparation of a "needs" list that represents a comprehensive statement structured to state just what should be designed to satisfy the user need. Three main techniques for information analysis can be used'''^: parametric analysis, needs analysis, and matrix analysis. Parametric Analysis Parametric analysis is a form of desk research that can be used as a tool for both marketing and engineering. It is used to perform a competition analysis by determining the product place in the market relative to the competition. Also, parametric analysis is used to gain insight into the structure and interrelationship between parameters inherent in the product under consideration by identifying the relationships between parameters for the particular product area under consideration. This is done by crossplotting such parameters to see if a relationship exists between them. Figure 1-5 shows an example of a parametric plot. It is clear from the figure that parameter A decreases as parameter B increases. Such plots are useful for identifying desirable parameters and comparing different products with respect to some desired parameters. •

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Needs Analysis The true needs of the customer—"The Voice of the Customer" (VOC)— is the main concern of the needs analysis. Customer needs are established by conducting an extensive examination of the market data, product reports, structured interviews, and customer questionnaires. •

Matrix Analysis A matrix is drawn up with all of the features of the competitors' comparable products on the vertical axis and the model type on the horizontal axis. The matrix is then completed to show which models incorporate which features; these are then summed simply and represented graphically on the right-hand side of the matrix. Figure 1-6 shows an example of a matrix analysis. It can be concluded from the matrix that feature Fi is incorporated in 85 percent of the models compared, which may indicate a special importance of this feature. Modules Feature

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Information Interpretation At this step, the information is translated into a detailed list of customer/market requirements that must be satisfied by a product. That is, the information gathered is interpreted into customer/market needs. A list of product specifications is prepared that guides the product development process. Although this list is not a rigid item and can be changed and refined when necessary, it is important to maintain the basic structure of the specifications in order not to violate customer needs. •

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more detailed secondary and tertiary needs at the bottom levels. The needs hierarchy may consist of several levels; the main point here is to start with a general need and progress toward detailed needs. The needs hierarchy does not convey any importance of the needs, so thses should be established based on either engineering assessment of the needs or a customer survey. The establishment of need importance is critical in making a trade-off analysis and allocating design resources later on in the design process. The importance of needs is usually expressed using an ordinal scale in which the most important needs are placed at the top of the scale and the least important at the bottom. •

Problem Statement After the needs are identified and their importance established, a problem statement is prepared. The problem statement is an abstraction of what the product is supposed to do to meet its needs. This step is very important for the successive steps, since it will be treated as a "mission statement" for the design process.

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Design Specifications

Establishing the design specifications is one of the most important and difficult elements in the overall design process. The design specifications both drive and control the design throughout the process. They are especially important during the early phases of the design effort because they serve as the principal guidelines for the project team at this point in the process. The specifications are so critical to the ultimate design capability and its cost that they must be established early in the process. They have to be established using sound judgments, with wide and in-depth coordination among key participants in the process and with test and analysis support when appropriate. The design specifications need to be as specific to a system and component level as possible. Although specifications are established to be permanent and inviolate, they should nevertheless be continually reviewed and revalidated during the design process, at least until the design is frozen, to ensure that they continue to reflect the goals and objectives of the project. In order to establish the design specifications it is necessary to prepare a list of metrics that reflects the degree to which the product meets the predefined needs. Competitive benchmarking^ can be used to determine the relationship of the new product to the competitive products. Once the target values are assigned to the selected metrics and the specifications are refined, the next stage (conceptual design) can start. The process of establishing design specifications can be further explained by the steps shown in Figure 1-7.


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Benchmarking Benchmarking is defined as the continual search for the implementation of practices that could provide a competitive edge.* Companies differ in the way they implement benchmarking, but it is usually adapted as a corporate strategy used to identify the industrial leaders, promote proven techniques and approaches, establish meaningful goals, perform business forecasting, and analyze the overall internal process. Benchmarking can be categorized into three major categories: 1. Internal benchmarking 2. Competitive benchmarking 3. Generic benchmarking Internal Benchmarking: in this type of benchmarking similar activities in various locations, departments, and units are evaluated to gain data accessibility. Competitive Benchmarking: This type of benchmarking is concerned with the identification and evaluation of direct competitors to obtain data relevant to the product under investigation and to find comparable processes in order to gain a competitive edge.'" Generic Benchmarking: The objective here is to evaluate the organizations and their functions that are considered to be the industry standard in order to achieve procedure standardization. Value Assignment to Metrics In this step, the design team synthesizes all the information acquired to set actual values for the metrics. Two values are usually assigned to each metric: one is the ideal value, which can be defined as the optimal value that the design team hopes to accomplish, and the other is the minimum acceptable value, which can be considered as the lower limit that can satisfy the needs. Usually, design will progress to achieve a metric value between the ideal and the lower limit; this is due to trade-offs performed throughout the design. In all cases, the design team should have the ideal value as their primary objective. •

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Conceptual Design

After the problem has been clarified and completely described, viable solutions are identified and the optimum approach is selected. Problem solutions or "concepts" are defined as an approximate description of the product or technology that meets the stated needs. The conceptual design stage is concerned mainly with the generation of solutions/concepts that

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satisfy the needs, and it selects a concept that is most suited for matching the predefined design specifications. Three major steps can be identified in the conceptual design phase.

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Concept Generation

The concept generation, or generation of ideas, begins with a defined problem statement that includes customer/market needs and design specifications and ends with several product concepts from which the design team will select the most suitable one. A systematic procedure may be followed in generating concepts as shown in Figure 1-9.

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Problem Formulation Prepare an abstraction of the problem in order to broaden it out and clarify it so it is easier to understand the important issues. It may be necessary at this point to break the problem down into several easier, understandable, and manageable sub-problems. •

Overall Function Analysis Analyze the overall function by describing what the product or system is supposed to do. It is important here to focus on the main functions and to describe functions in general terms as much as possible. Furthermore, action statements in the form of verb-noun should be used in representing the functions, i.e., "to transform materials" or "to transmit information." Sub-Function Analysis The overall function is now broken down into several sub-functions necessary for the product or the system to operate. The sub-functions, when reassembled, should support and lead to the accomplishment of the overall function. Sub-functions may be thought of as specifications or requirements imposed on the overall function. •

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Generation of Ideas and Solutions At this step, ideas and solutions for the sub-functions or the subproblems are first generated and then combined together to form the overall function or to solve the overall problem. Ideas and solutions can be generated using different techniques. The development team can use "brainstorming," in which a group of participants generates, in a set period of time, many ideas that can be used to solve the problem. Brainstorming sessions usually aim at producing a large quantity of ideas irrespective of their quality. Also, the development team can search published literature, patents, and catalogs for possible solutions. Interviewing users can trigger some ideas for solutions. A good practice in generating ideas is to try to reuse existing solutions or products in solving new problems. •

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Concept Selection

Concept selection is the process of evaluating and comparing alternative concepts with respect to the customer/marlcet needs and design specifications, leading to the selection of the most suitable one or a set of concepts for further investigation and/or development. Concept selection can be performed according to the following guidelines in Figure 1-10.

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Evaluate Concepts Technically Concepts are now evaluated with respect to the degree to which they meet the design specifications; concepts that do not meet the specification are eliminated at this point. •

Evaluate Concepts Economically Concepts are evaluated with respect to their cost, that is, concepts are investigated for their economic feasibility. Non-feasible concepts with unjustified high costs are eliminated. •

Select Final Concept A final decision must be made among technically and economically feasible concepts by utilizing a scoring technique that can incorporate needs and customer satisfaction.

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Final Concept Preliminary Design

This step of the design process bridges the gap between the conceptual design phase and the detailed design phase of the design effort. The final concept is further defined during this step; the overall system configuration is defined; and a schematic diagram, definition drawing, or other engineering documentation is developed to provide early project configuration control. System-level—and, to the extent possible, component-level—design requirements should be established during this phase of the design process in a manner that corresponds to the design specifications previously defined.

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Detail Design

Detail design (Figure 1-11) is that part of the design in which, starting from a concept of a technical product, the design is developed in accordance with technical and economic criteria. At this phase, the design concept is resolved into its component parts, components are evaluated to validate previously established requirements, and the effect of the component requirements on the overall system requirements is evaluated. Also, all the arrangement, forms, dimensions, and surface properties of all the individual parts are finally laid down; the materials specified; production possibilities assessed; costs estimated; and all the drawings and other production documents produced. The intent of the detail design phase of the project is to develop a system of drawings and specifications that completely describes a proven and tested design so that it can be manufactured.

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C o m p o n e n t Final Design

The overall product concept generated in the previous step is now designed by designing its components. Components are designed to meet the product specifications identified earlier. The result of the component design should be a component specification list, which in most cases will be part of the overall product specifications. The component specifications, in general, will contain a list of all the necessary information required to procure or manufacture the component such as operating parameters, component dimensions, materials, etc. Component final design is represented in several documents such as detail drawings, assembly drawings, and bills of materials.

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Cost Estimation

The cost of producing or developing the selected concept/product is estimated. Justification of the trade-offs considered must also be included in this study. 1.5.10

Prototyping

A functional prototype model of the product is made at this point. Further investigation concerning the actual functionality and appropriateness of the product developed can be made on this model as a final step before starting production and introducing it to the market.

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Production

Production process planning aims at constructing a production plan that utilizes the available machinery to produce products efficiently and effectively. Production planning begins by analyzing the detail design documentation, which includes information about the product's geometrical features, dimensions, tolerances, materials, and surface finish. This

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information is treated as targets that must be met. The process proceeds to identify the appropriate machinery capable of achieving the design targets. The sequence of operations is also identified. Design for manufacture and assembly is an important concept used in the production phase to gain greater insight about how the product design interacts with the manufacturing system and uses this knowledge to design better-qualify products that can be produced for lower cost and in less time. ' ' Design for manufacture and assembly will identify the product design alternatives that will facilitate the optimization of the manufacturing system as a whole. Following are some general guidelines that can be used in design for manufacture and assembly: • Simplify the Design The design should be simplified before production automation can be considered. Product design should be made with automated assembly in mind. • Eliminate Operations that Require Skill Effort should be made to eliminate manufacturing tasks that require special skills. • Minimize the Total Number of Part Parts used in a certain product should be those that are critical for the product to function appropriately. It is necessary to design parts that perform several functions. Reducing the number of parts will decrease the production cost significantly. • Use a Modular Design It is easier to automate the production of a modular product. • Use Standardized Parts • Use a Multifunctional Design Components should be designed to perform more than one function.

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Marketing

Although design engineers are not involved directly in product promotion and distribution, information about problems that occur during the marketing and distribution of products should be integrated into the product design. Design engineers should design packaging to protect products from damage during transport and storage. The design engineer must specify any special shipping and storage requirements. Design engineers can also be involved in the promotional activify by interpreting customers' questions and criticism about the products and relating them to design specifications. This will enable the design engineer to modify the product deign and improve it to correspond to customer needs.

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Case Study - Needs Recognition: A Utility Snip

Overview

Compound action cutting snips typically include a pair of handles connected to a pivot point and a pair of blades pivotally mounted on the handles and pivotally connected to each other at a separate pivot point (Figure 1-12). The compound action of the pivoting handles driving the pivoting blades of this type of snips provides for relatively greater force at the cutting blades than is produced by single pivot snips. The geometry of the snips provides a ratio of a linear distance between tips of the blades in the open position and a linear distance between free ends of the handles in the open position that is at least 0.35. The snip includes a pair of handles mutually connected at a handle pivot, and a pair of cutting blades, each blade having a proximal end pivotally attached to a distal portion of one of the handles, and the blades being mutually connected at a blade pivot so that converging movement of the handles causes converging movement of the blades. The handles are at a proximal portion of the snips, the blades correspondingly being at a distal portion of the snips, and the handle pivot is located proximal to and spaced from the blade pivot. The snip provides a cutting action that is more efficient than conventional compound action snips by virtue of the geometry of the blades and handles. The movement of the handles, which changes the relative orientation of the blades, causes a change in the effective cutting length, that is, the distance from the point at which the blade edges cross to the tips of the blade.

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The objectives are to provide heavy-duty, multipurpose utility snips for material cutting with competitive features at a price lower than that of the competition as well as to perform a need recognition study to determine the customer' needs for a Utility Snip. The study should include: • Statement of the purpose • Description of the market • Description of the competition

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Customer Information Analysis Customer interviews are analyzed to determine the customer needs. Figure 1-13 shows the customer statements and the appropriate need interpretation for each statement. Customer Igguts/Reauirefflents I'm left handed, so I needtobe abletouse it without difficulty. Safety is important, no shaip points to accidentally jab. Cutting capability is important. Staying shaip for along time A positive locldnn feature so it can't come open by mistake It needs to feel comfortable in my hand. Durability over lime, it can't break easily, but a scratch or a chip is okay, I'm not very stong, I need to get leverage when cutting thick material. I cut paper and cardboard; make sure it will cut these better than scissors. Every once in a while, I cut a piece of wire, can it cut this too? My tools get bounced around a lot; it can't crack or be damaged. I don't like slippery tools; mine grips nicely and doesn't slide around. I hang my tools up; I need a loop or place for the hangers to pass through. the color doesn't matter much to me, but I don't like pink tools. I would liketobe abletocut anything. My children are al over the place; are they chid proof? Do you have some with a feminine touch so that I can keep a pair in the kitchen? I need a very nice clean cut. Can you add a scale, tiiat way I can do quick measaements as I cut? I needtoopen jars with them, I needtoopen beer bottles with them. I needtobe able to fkd them easily in the dark, Can you make them so they don't splay open when I cut thick material? Make them isolated so when cutting wires I don't get shocked. I want a plier feature inchided. I want a serrated edge on 1/2 the blade for round materials. Ergonomically correct and comfortabletouse Angledtoget into tight areas.

Need Statement Snips can be used by left-and-right handed people, The snips are safetouse. Can cut variety of material from papertosteel, The blades stay shaip for along time. Locking feature prevents unintentional opening. Ergonomically correct and comfortable in hand The snips are durable; can still be used with minor inchisions. Requires only a smal force to use. Can cut variety of material from paper to steel. Can cut variety of material firom paper to steel. The snips are durable; can still be used with minor inclusions. Grips on handles prevent slipping. Snips can be hung, Color does not matter. Can cut variety of material from paper to steel. The snips are chid proof when locked. Snips are presentable as Ktchenware. Snips have a clean cut. Snips have a measuring mechanism. Snips are able to open jars. Snips are abletoopen bottles. Snips glow in the dark. Snips easily cut a variety of thicloiesses, Isolated to prevent electrical shock Pier featim included Serrated edge included Ergonomicaly correct and comfortable in hand Blades are angled.

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Priority of Needs The needs identified earlier must be prioritized. The prioritization is performed by conducting a survey in which prospective customers are asked to rank the needs according to their importance. The survey used is shown in Figure 1-14. 1 2 3 4 5 6

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Cnstomer Reaulremenis The smps are safe to use. Locking feature prevents unmtentianal Evening. The snips are childproof when locked. Sfl^s can be used by leti-and-r^t handed people. Ergonomicaly correct and comfortable in hand Requires only a small force to use. Grips on handles prevents slippinf!. Snips are angled. Can cut vaiety of materialfrompaper to steel. Snips are able to open jars. Snqis are able to opoi bottles. The blades stay sharp for along time. The snips are durable; can stl be used vvjth minor iiclusions. Sn^s have a dean cut. Sn^s easily cut a variety of dickness. Isolated to prevent electrical shock. Snips can be hung. Snips have a measuring mechanism. PHer feature tnchided Serrated edge inchided Snips ôvv in Ae dark. Snips are presentable as kitchenware. Snips are available in an assortment of appropriate colors.

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Kano Diagram Kano Analysis is a systematic method to understand how a customer's sense of satisfaction is affected when a product or service succeeds or fails to meet either spoken or unspoken customer expectations. This approach was developed by Dr. Noriaki Kano of Tokyo Rika University. Dr. Kano's model is usually shown in the form of the Kano Diagram or the 3-Arrow Diagram. Figure 1-16 shows a Kano Diagram of snip.

Figure 1-16. Kano diagram of snip Affinity Diagram An Affinity Diagram is a tool that gathers large amounts of ideas, opinions, and issues and then organizes them into groupings based on their natural relationships. The Affinity process is often used to group ideas generated by Brainstorming as shown in Figure 1-17.

Computer-Based Design and Manufacturing Applications can cut variety of material from paper to steel Snips are able to open jars. Snips are able to open bottles.

Performance The blades stay sharp for along time. The snips are durable; can still be used with minor Inclusions.

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7.3.1

Geometry and Topology of B-rep

The basic geometric entities of a 3D CAD model based on B-Rep description are vertex, edge, and face. The compound entities, which consist of basic geometric entities, are shell and loops. Shells and loops are the topological entities since only topological but not geometric information is assigned to them. A solid machining object (O) model can be expressed as O = (V ^ V G Vertex, E -^ e e Edge, F ^ f e Faces),

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Classiflcation of Edges

Edges constitute the wireframe of a 3D solid model and they are the intersection boundaries of two adjacent faces. The following proposed edge categories facilitate the representation of the proposed methodology as proposed in Figure 7-3. To represent edge categories, the normal vectors of the two faces connected by that edge and the edge direction are determined as shown in Figure 7-9. Then by applying the connectivity test that will be discussed later in section 7.3.4, the edges are classified into convex, concave, and tangent edges as shown in Figure 7-10. Also, the angle between the two faces ((})) is determined.

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A loop is the border of a surface. It is also the intersection boundary of the surface with its adjacent surfaces. In this book, a loop is used as a fundamental reference to identify the interior and exterior form features. The loop can be classified as proposed in this book into the external loop and internal loop. The external loop is the outside boundary of a basic surface of which the loop is investigated, while internal loops are located inside the basic surface. In a basic surface, an external loop is the maximum boundary of the basic surface and the internal loop is the internal interaction boundary of the basic surface with its internal features. In Figure 7-11, there are three loops in the basic surface, one is an external loop and the other two are internal loops, which are the intersection boundaries of the basic surface with its internal convex and concave features.*' The loops can be further classified into other categories as shown in Table 7-1.


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Generally, faces are the basic entities that constitute the features, which are further defined by edges that are represented in terms of vertices, which are defined in terms of coordinates in CAD file. Therefore, the hierarchy of the designed object that was described in the previous section (Figure 7-3) represents a multilevel of different classes. All classes, except for the super class that represents an object as a whole, are objects of classes that are higher up in the data structure. For example, each edge object is represented in terms of vertex objects.*"' Table 7-2 displays the data attributes required for each class in the object-oriented data structure defined earlier.

Table 7-1 Classification of loops Definition Type Convex loop (loop class type = convex)

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Case If a convex loop is an internal loop, it is called an internal convex loop (Subtype = All the edges are Internal) (loop 2 in Figure 7-11). convex. The external convex loop is represented as (Subtype = External). If a concave loop is an internal loop, it is called an internal concave loop (Subtype = All the edges are Internal) (loop 1 in Figure 7-11). concave. The external concave loop is represented as (Subtype = External). If a hybrid loop is internal loop, it is called a hybrid internal loop The edges have convex (Sub_type = Internal); otherwise, it is hybrid external loop is and concave types. represented as (Subtype = External).


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Algorithms for Extracting Geometric Entities from CAD File

The IGES file is sequentially read (on a line basis) and parsed into appropriate entry classes known as DEntry and PEntry. The most important and useful sections of the IGES are the Directory entry section and the Parameter data section. DEntry represents an entry in the directory entry section while PEntry represents an entry in the parameter data section. The collection of Directory entry classes is contained in a container class called DSection. Similarly, the Parameter entry classes are contained in the PSection class. A Parser class object is created using these classes to parse the information present in the entries and classify the information into different classes that are used to represent different entities of the diagram described by the IGES file. Two algorithms for extraction of data from the IGES file into a proper set of data structures are defined in the following subsections.

7.3.3.1 Algorithm for Extracting Entries from Directory and Parameter Sections // Algorithm to extract the directory entries // and the parameter section entries from the IGES file. // This process takes place during the construction of an object of IGESFile class. // Each such object represents one IGES file.

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Create a file descriptor IGES file. Create an empty dSectionl class (container to store dEntry objects). Create an empty pSectionl class (container to store pEntry objects). Open the IGES file for reading using IGES File file descriptor. // Read the file to scan and extract the directory and parameter sections. 5. While ReadLine line 1 from the IGES file. 5.1 If line 1 belongs to Directory section 5.1.1 If line 1 is the first line of Dsection 5.1.1.1 Setdlndexto 1. 5.1.2 ReadLine line2 from the IGES file. 5.1.3 Create an object dEntryl of class DEntry. 5.1.4 Set dEntry 1 index using dindex. 5.1.5 Initialize dEntryl using string Linel+Line2. 5.1.6 Add dEntryl to dSectionl class. 5.1.7 Set dindex = dindex + 1. 5.2 If linel belongs to Parameter Section 5.2.1 If line 1 is the first line of PSection 5.2.1.1 Setplndexto 1. 5.2.2 Create an empty string Line2. 5.2.3 while pEntry data incomplete 5.2.3.1 Read Line Line3 from the IGES file. 5.2.3.2 Append Line3 to Line2. 5.2.4 Create an object pEntryl of class PEntry. 5.2.5 SetpEntryl index equal to pindex. 5.2.6 Initialize pEntryl using string Linel+Line2. 5.2.7 Add pEntryl to pSectionl class. 5.2.8 Set pIndex = pIndex + 1. 5.3 If linel belongs to Terminate Section. 5.3.1 Exit while loop. 6 End of while loop.

7.3.3.2 Algorithm for Extracting the Basic Entities of the Designed Part // Part-extraction module, contained in the Shell class. // This module extracts entities and groups them into lists. // For example: it creates a list of all faces in the object represented by the IGES file. Procedure to extract entities. 1 Create an object vertexListl of vertexList class. 2 Create an object edgeListl of edgeList class. 3 Create a vector of pointers loopList to Loop class.

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Create a vector of pointers faceList to Face class. Begin parsing entities from the IGES File object. 5.1 Initialize counter i= 1. 5.2 For 1=1 to size of dSectionl object from IGESFile object 5.3 dEntryl = DEntry object of index i from dSectionl 5.4 if dEntryl is a vertex list. 5.4.1 pEntry 1 = PEntry object pointed to by dEntryl, obtained from pSectionl of corresponding IGESFile object 5.4.2 Initialize counter j=l. 5.4.3 For each vertex present in the pEntry 1 object do. 5.4.4 Instantiate a new vertex] object of class Vertex. 5.4.5 Assign id as j to vertexl. 5.4.6 Initialize the object with vertex data from pEntryl. 5.4.7 Add to vertexListl a pointer to vertexl. 5.4.8 Increment j by 1. 5.4.9 Endof For loop. 5.5 End For 5.6 Initialize counter i=l. 5.7 For i=l to size of dSectionl object from IGESFile object 5.8 dEntryl = DEntry object of index i from dSectionl 5.9 If dEnryl is an edge list. 5.9.1 pEntryl = PEntry object pointed to by dEntryl, obtained from pSectionl of corresponding IGESFile object 5.9.2 Initialize counter j = 1. 5.9.3 For each edge present in the pEntryl class do. 5.9.4 Instantiate a new object edgel of class Edge. 5.9.5 Assign id as j to edgel. 5.9.6 Retrieve dEntry2 object that contains edge specific data. 5.9.7 Retrieve pEntry2 object corresponding to dEntry2 5.9.8 Instantiate a new object edgeS that is specific to the edge type. 5.9.9 Initialize the edgeS object with edgel and data from pEntry2. 5.9.10 Assign start and terminate vertex to the edge using pointers from the vertexListl object. 5.9.11 Add to edgeLlst object a pointer to edges. 5.9.12 Increment j by 1. 5.9.13 End For. 5.10 End For. 5.11 Initialize counter i= 1. 5.12 For 1=1 to size of dSectionl object from IGESFile object.

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Extracting Form Features from CAD Files

The edge direction and the face direction are the basic entities of information that is used to extract both simple and compound form features from the object data structure. The edge directions in object models can be defined such that, when one walks along an edge, its face is always on the left-hand side. When an edge is in the external loop of a face, its direction will be in a counter clockwise direction relative to the surrounding face.'^'^" On the other hand, when an edge is in the internal loop of a face, its direction will be clockwise as shown in Figure 7-18. Edge Direction for Fj

Edge Direction for Fi

Figure 7-18. The direction of edge77

The concave edge test used in this book is based on a cross product of the normal vectors of the two faces joined by a given edge. This is done by applying vector geometry to the face and edge direction vectors. Figure 719 shows the symbols used in this test where the i* face is designated as Fj,

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its corresponding normal direction vector is defined as Ni in the upward direction with respect to the given face, and the k* edge is designated as Ek.

Figure 7-19. A concave edge example Given the following information. The edge (EK) shared by two faces (Fi and Fj) where the order is right to left from the left side of the edge view perspective. The direction vectors of the faces are as described above (Ni and Nj). Finally the edge's directional vector is given with respect to face F; using loop Li that contains the edge (Ei^). The following is the methodology for concavity test'": 1. The cross (vector) product (V) of the directional vectors of the faces is determined as follows V = NiXNj. (7.4) 2. The direction of the edge E]< with respect to the face Fi is determined. The normal vector Ni of face Fi must be the first component in the cross product of step 1. 3. If the direction vector of edge Ek from step 2 is in the same direction of cross product V, then the edge Ek is a convex edge that concludes Fi and Fj are convex faces, otherwise, it will be a concave edge and Fi and Fj are concave faces. Also, if the cross product vector V is a zero vector that means the edge is a tangent category.


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7.3.4.1 An Example for Finding tlie Concave Edge/Faces The following is an example for finding the concave edge/faces by using the example in Figure 7-19: 1. Find the face normal vectors Ni = [0 0 1] and N2 = [0 1 0]. 2. Find the edge direction vector for Ei with respect to Fi = [1 0 0] 3. Find the cross product (V) = [0 0 1] X [0 1 0] = [-1 0 0] 4. The edge direction of Ei and V have the opposite direction, so the edge El is a concave edge and Fi and F2 are concave faces. This procedure is applied to all the edges of the object to find the concave or convex faces. Moreover, concave features are identified by the premise that concave faces include at least one concave edge with adjacent concave faces forming a concave face group. Each concave face group defines a concave feature. Similarly, adjacent convex faces form a convex face group.

7.3.4.2 Algorithm for Determination of the Concavity of the Edge The following algorithm is used to find the concavity of an edge entity. This algorithm uses the Edge class to represent the edge entity. Define: startX = Edge.start-vertex.X-coordinate. startY = Edge.start-vertex. Y-coordinate. startZ = Edge.start-vertex.Z-coordinate. termX = Edge.term-vertex.X-coordinate termY = Edge.term-vertex. Y-coordinate. termZ - Edge.term-vertex.Z-coordinate. (Note: variables in italics are not attributes of classes) 1 2 3

Length of line= ^[(startX- termX^ + (startY- termY)^ + (startZ- termZ)^] Edge.Concavity = UNKNOWN If Edge.Face-Pointer [1] surface type == PLANE and Edge.FacePointer [2] surface type == PLANE 3.1.1 Assign crossDir = cross product of Edge.Face-Pointer [ 1 ] normal vector and Edge.Face-Pointer [2] normal vector 3.2 \icrossDir == 0 3.2.1 Edge.Concavity = TANGENT 3.3 Else

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The algorithm starts with assigning "unknown" to Edge.Concavity. Then the surface types of the first face and second face are checked. If both faces are planes, a new variable is assigned named crossDir which indicates the cross product of the normal vectors of the two faces. If the cross product equals zero, the concavity of the common edge of the two faces is tangent. Otherwise, the direction vector of the common edge {edgeDir) w.r.t the first face is calculated. If the cross product (crossDir) has the same value as the edge direction (edgeDir), the concavity of that edge is convex; otherwise, the concavity of the edge is concave. If the type of the surface of the first face is right cylinder surface (RCCSURFACE) and the surface type of the second face is plane, the direction (Dirl) that is perpendicular to the plane containing the edge and the axis of the first face is calculated. If the direction (Dir 1) is perpendicular to the normal vector of the first face, the concavity is tangent. Otherwise, the algorithm stops and all the previous procedure is repeated until all the edges in edge list class are checked. After classifying the edges into different categories as described in the previous algorithm, the classification of the loops is presented in the next subsection. Figure 7-20 represents a flowchart for determination of the concavity of the edge.


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7.3.4.3 Algorithm for Determination of the Concavity of the Loop The following algorithm is used to find the concavity of a loop entity (Loop.Loop-Concavity): 1. Set Loop.Loop-concavity = UNKNOWN. 2. Set concave count= 0. 3. Set convexcount- 0. 4. For each edge in the loop (Loop.Edge-List [2]) 4.1. If Edge.Concavity is concave 4.1.1. increment concave_Count by 1. 4.2. If Edge.Concavity is convex 4.2.1. increment convexCount by 1. 5. End For 6. If concave count == edge Count 6.1. Set Loop.Loop-concavity = CONCAVE. 7. Else li concave count > 0 7.1. Set Loop.Loop-concavity = HYBRID. 8. Else If convex count == edge Count 8.1. Set Loop.Loop-concavity = CONVEX. The algorithm starts with assigning "unknown" to Loop.LoopConcavity. Also, two counters are set and initialized which are counters for the number of concave edge and convex edge {concave count) and {convex count) respectively. A third counter is assigned called EdgeCount which has the number of the edges in the loop that constitutes the specific face. If the edge in the loop is concave, the concavecount counter is incremented by 1. Similarly, if the edge in the loop is convex, the convexcount counter is incremented by 1. Then, the concave count counter is checked. If the concave_count counter is equal to the edge count counter, it implies that the concavity of the loop is concave. Similarly, if the convexcount counter is equal to the edgecount counter, it implies that the concavity of the loop is set to be convex. Finally, if the concave count counter is greater than zero, the concavity of the loop is set to be hybrid. Figure 7-21 represents a flowchart for determination of the concavity of the loop.


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7.3.4.4 Algorithms for Rules)

Feature Extraction

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The proposed methodology is able to extract many manufacturing features. Each feature has its own algorithm (production rule). The production rules are as follow: Rule 1: Feature: STEP THROUGH (Figure 7-22) 1. For every concave edge (eO of type Line in the edge list. 2. If the two common faces (facel and face2) of the edge (ci) are plane and orthogonal to each other 2.1. if outer loop concave edge count equals 1 in both the faces 2.1.1. STEP THROUGH found. 2.1.2. Create a new StepT object and add to feature list. 3. End For

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Rule 3: Feature SLOT THROUGH (Figure 7-24) 1. For every 2 concave edges of type Line in the edge list. 2. If the 2 edges have a common face (facel) connected to them and concave edge count of the outer loop of the face equals 2. 2.1. If the other faces (face2, face3) connected to edges are perpendicular to the common face and parallel to each other with concave edge count of their outer loops equals 1. 2.1.1. SLOT THROUGH found. 2.1.2. Create a new SlotT object and add to feature list. 3. End For

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Figure 7-24. Slot through Rule 4: Feature SLOT BLIND (Figure 7-25) 1. For every four faces of surface type plane (named as facel to face4). 2. If facel, face2 concave edge count of outer loop equals 3 each and face3, face4 concave edge count of outer loop equals 2 each, and facel connected to face2 by one edge. 2.1. If facel perpendicular to face2, faceS, and face4 also face 3 and face4 parallel to each other. 2.1.1. SLOT BLIND found 2.1.2. Create a new SlotB object and add to feature list. 3. End For

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Rule 5: Feature POCKET THROUGH (Figure 7-26) 1. For every 4 faces of surface type plane (named as facelto face4). 2. If concave edge count of outer loop equals 2 for each face. 2.1. If each consecutive pair of faces (F1F2, F2F3, F3F4, F4F1) has one common concave edge of type Line and the pair of faces is perpendicular to each other. 2.1.1. POCKET THROUGH found. 2.1.2. Create a new PocketT object and add to feature list. 3. End For

Figure 7-26. Pocket through Rule 6: Feature POCKET BLIND (Figure 7-27) 1. For every 5 faces of surface type plane (named as facelto faceS). 2. If face 1 connects to the rest of faces (F2, F3, F4, F5) and is perpendicular to them 2.1. If adjacent faces are perpendicular and non-adjacent faces parallel. 2.1.1. Facel concave edge count of outer loop equals 4 and concave edge count of other faces' outer loop equals 3 each. 2.1.1.1. POCKET BLIND found. 2.1.1.2. Create a new PocketB object and add to feature list. 3. End For

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Rule 7: Feature HOLE THROUGH (Figure 7-28) 1. For every 2 edges of type Line 2. If the common faces of two edges are the same (half cylindrical surfaces) 2.1. If the two faces form cylinder. 2.1.1. If the two loops formed by the circular edges of the outer loops of the two faces are internal loops. 2.1.1.1. HOLE THROUGH found 2.1.1.2. Create a new HoleT object and add to feature list. 3. End For

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Rule 8: Feature HOLE BLIND (Figure 7-29) 1. For every 2 edges of type Line 2. If the common faces of two edges are the same (cylindrical surfaces) 2.1. If the two faces form a cylinder 2.1.1. If only one of the loops formed by the circular edges of the outer loops of the two faces is an external loop. 2.1.1.1. HOLE BLIND found. 2.1.1.2. Create a new HoleB object and add to feature list. 3. End For

Figure 7-29. Hole blind Rule 9: Feature STEP THROUGH ROUND CORNER (Figure 7-30) 1. For every 3 tangent edges of type Line in the edge list (ei, 62, 63) 2. If the common face of the 2 edges is quarter cylindrical surface (F2, F3). 2.1. The other two faces (Fi^ F4) connected to edges are perpendicular to each other. 2.1.1. If concave edge count of the outer loops of the four faces equals 0 each. 2.1.1.1. STEP THROUGH ROUND CORNER found. 2.1.1.2. Create a new StepT_RC object and add to feature list. 3. End For


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Figure 7-30. Step through round corner

Rule 10: Feature STEP BLIND ROUND CORNER (Figure 7-31) 1. For every 5 faces (named as facelto face5). 2. If faceS and face4 are % of a cylinder and the other three (facel, face2, faceS) are plane. 2.1. If faceS connects to face2 and face4 by tangent lines and to facel by a circular arcs and is perpendicular to it. 2.2. If face4 connects to faceS and faceS by tangent lines and to facel by a circular arcs and is perpendicular to it. 2.2.1. If facel, face2 and faceS are perpendicular to each other. 2.2.1.1. If concave edge count of face2, faceS equals 1 and facel equals 2 each. 2.2.1.1.1. STEP BLIND ROUND CORNER found 2.2.1.1.2. Create a new StepT_BC object and add to feature list. 3. End For


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Rule 11: Feature SLOT THROUGH ROUND CORNER (Figure 7-32) 1. For every 7 faces (named as facel to face7). 2. If face2, face3, faceS, and face6 are VA of a cylinder. 2.1. If all faces (facel to face7) connected by tangent lines 2.1.1. If facel, face7 perpendicular to face4 and parallel to each other 2.1.1.1. If concave edge count of the outer loop of all faces equals 0 each. 2.1.1.1.1. SLOT THROUGH ROUND CORNER found 2.1.1.1.2. Create a new SlotT_RC object and add to feature list. 3. End For

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Rule 12: Feature SLOT BLIND ROUND CORNER (Figure 7-33) 1. For every 8 faces (named as facel to faceS). 2. If face3, face 4, face6, and face? have % of a cylinder. 2.1. If all faces and edges connected to each other. 2.1.1. If face2 and faceS are perpendicular to face5 and parallel to each other 2.1.1.1. If facel is perpendicular to all other faces and concave edge count of outer loop of facel equals 3. 2.1.1.2. If (face3, face4), (face6, and face?) connected to each other and face2, faceS, and faceS are connected to them by tangent edges. 2.1.1.3. If concave edge count of outer loop of face2, faceS and faceS equals 1 each and of face3, face4, face6 and face7equals 0 each. 2.1.1.3.1. SLOT BLIND ROUND CORNER found. 2.1.1.3.2. Create a new SlotB_RC object and add to feature list. 3. End For

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Fg Figure 7-33. Slot blind round comer Rule 13: Feature POCKET THROUGH ROUND CORNER (Figure 7-34) 1. For every 12 faces (named as facelto facel2). 2. If faces (F2, F3), (F5, Fg), (FgjFg), (Fn, F12) % of a cylinder and all other faces are plane surface. 2.1. If all the adjacent faces are connected by tangent lines, and concave edge count of the outer loop of all the faces equals 0 each. 2.1.1. POCKET THROUGH ROUND CORNER found 2.1.2 Create a new PocketT_RC object and add to feature list. 3. End For F6 Fg F3

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Rule 14: Feature POCKET BLIND ROUND CORNER (Figure 7-35) 1. For every 13 faces (named as facelto facel3). 1.1. If faces (F2, F3), (F5, Fe), (F8,F9), (Fn, F12) ^4 of a cylinder and all other faces are plane surface. 1.2. If all faces from facel to facel2 are connected by tangent lines and all faces are perpendicular to facesl3. 1.2.1. If all faces except facel3 have concave edge count of outer loop equal to 1 and for faces 13 equals 4. 1.2.1.1. POCKET BLIND ROUND CORNER found. 1.2.1.2. Create a new PocketBRC object and add to feature list. 2. End For F?

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Rule 15: Feature DOVETAIL SLOT (Figure 7-36) 1. For every 3 faces (named as facel, face2, face3). 2. If facel is connected to face2 and face2 is connected to face3. 2.1. If the connecting edges (ei and Cj) between the faces are concave. 2.1.1. If the angle at the edges is less than 90 degrees. 2.1.1.1. DOVTAIL SLOT THROUGH found. 2.1.1.2. Create a new DOV SLOT THROUGH feature and add to the feature list. 3. End For


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62

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Rule 16: Feature V SLOT THROUGH (Figure 7-37) 1. For every 2 faces (named as face 1, face2). 2. If face 1, face2 are connected to each other. 2.1. If the common edge (eO is concave. 2.1.1. If the angle between face 1 and adj acent faces where the common edge (e{) is not directly connected to (eO is grater than 90°. 2.1.2. If the angle between face2 and adjacent faces where the common edge (ei) is not directly connected to (ci) is grater than 90" . 2.1.2.1. V SLOT THROUGH found. 2.1.2.2. Create a new V SLOT THROUGH feature and add to the feature list. 3. End For


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Figure 7-37. V Slot through Rule 17: Feature W SLOT THROUGH (Figure 7-38) 1. For every 3 faces (named as facel, face2, face3). 2. If facel is connected to face2 and face2 is connected to face3. 2.1. If the connecting edges (ei and 62) between the faces are concave. 2.1.1. If the angle at the edges is greater than 90 degrees. 2.1.2. W SLOT THROUGH found. 2.1.3. Create a new W SLOT THROUGH feature and add to the feature list. 3. End For F]

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Rule 18: Feature CONE (Figure 7-39) 1. For every 2 faces (named as face 1, face2). 2. If face! and face2 have surface of type surface of revolution and facel is connected to face2 at exactly two common edges. 2.1. If the common edges are of type line (straight) and all the noncommon edges are circular arcs. 2.2. If both the common edges on each face intersect each other. 2.2.1. If the angle between generatrix and axis is less than 90° for both faces, and corresponding circular arcs have the same radius 2.2.1.1. CONE found. 2.2.1.2. Create a new CONE feature and add to feature list 3. End For F,

Fa

Figure 7-39. Cone

Rule 19: Feature SINK (Figure 7-40) 1. For every 2 faces (named as face 1, face2). 2. If facel and face2 have surface of type surface of revolution and facel is connected to face2 at exactly two common edges. 2.1. If the common edges are of type line (straight) and all the noncommon edges are circular arcs. 2.2. If both the connecting edges on each face are separated by at least one other edge.

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If the angle between generatrix and axis is less than 90° for both faces, and corresponding circular arcs have the same radius. 2.2.1.1. SINK found. 2.2.1.2. Create a new SINK feature and add to feature list.

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F2

Figure 7-40. Sink

7.4

Summary

In this chapter, algorithms for extracting entities form IGES file are developed. Also, feature extraction algorithms are presented. In the next chapter, classifications of the interacting features are developed. Interacting feature extraction algorithms are also presented.

7.5

Problems

7.1. Draw the proposed diagram for intelligent feature recognition methodology presented in this chapter. 7.2. What are the three main phases for the intelligent feature recognition methodology presented in this chapter? 7.3. What are the basic IGES entities used for the intelligent feature recognition methodology? Explain.


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7.4. Develop an alternative hierarchy of classes and attributes of the designed object. 7.5. What is the difference between interior form feature (FFinterior) and exterior form feature (FFexterior)? Support your answer with a sketch. 7.6. Distinguish between convex features and concave features. 7.7. Discuss the geometry and topology of B-rep. 7.8. Define the loop and discuss its classification. 7.9. Develop an algorithm for extracting entries from directory and parameter sections of IGES file. 7.10. Develop an algorithm for extracting the basic entities of the designed part. 7.11. Explain how the direction of the edge can be defined. 7.12. What is the concavity test? 7.13. Perform the concavity test for the following component:

7.14. Develop an alternative algorithm for determination of the concavity of the edge. 7.15. Develop an alternative algorithm for determination of the concavity of the loop. 7.16. Develop alternative production rules for the following features:

Chapter 8

Feature Interaction Methodology

In this chapter, a methodology for feature interaction of prismatic parts for CAM applications is developed and presented. Classification of interacting features is also addressed.

8.1

Feature Interaction

Many researchers have extensively investigated the problem of recognizing the interactions among features. Shah and Mantyla''"'' defined the feature interaction as "intersections of feature boundaries with those of other features such that either the shape of the semantics of a feature is altered from the standard or generic definition." Once feature interaction happens, the pattern of features is changed and the original topology or pattern information for an individual feature is distorted. Feature interactions make the problem of feature recognition more difficult to deal with. Moreover, the feature interactions can affect the procedure of feature recognition and the manufacturing planning. The approaches of feature interaction recognition are based on searching the feature configuration for the geometry of the part. The interaction information is restricted to geometrical entities of a part. In this methodolgy, the interaction of the features is developed by using the geometric reasoning approach after extraction of the single features as presented in the previous chapter. The interactions of the features are extracted by the geometrical model of the designed object and by the feature level. The interactions between features are unique for each couple of features.


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In this book, feature interaction can be classified as intersecting features or compound features as shown in Figure 8-1. The following subsections will define and present the algorithms for both intersecting and compound features. Interacting Features

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Counter Bore Blind Conic Bottom

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Figure 8-1. Classification of interacting features

8.1.1

Intersecting Features

As mentioned in Chapter 4, the concept of features in the design domain is different from the concept of features in the manufacturing domain. For example, the designed object that is shown in Figure 8-2 may consist of a pocket through and a slot through as described from the proposed feature methodology presented in the previous chapter. If such manufacturing feature information is directly used in a process planning domain, then it would be hard for the system to find appropriate machining operations for both features because of the confliction of the production rule for each feature. Therefore, there is a gap between feature recognition and processing planning as an application of CAM. This problem can be viewed due to the interaction between these two features. It is clear that the two features intersect with each other to form a standard manufacturing feature called a T slot feature. A better approach would be to merge interacting features automatically into a higher level due to manufacturing point of view.'"

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Figure 8-2. T slot feature From the geometric reasoning approach, the main interaction can be defined as follows: when two concave features intersect, one of the features diminishes as in the T slot shown in Figure 8-2. The upper concavity is removed by the lower concavity and becomes convex. For example, as shown in Figure 8-2, face (Fi) and face (F2) should be extracted as convex faces and not concave faces. So, the proposed production rules described in the previous chapter may not be able to extract the intersected features owing to the interaction between the features. To solve this type of problem, the merging features concept is used to combine the features that can be manufactured in a single machining process.

8.1.1.1 Merging Features that Can Be Manufactured Concurrently In machining operations, it is practical to machine more than one surface in a single machine pass to reduce the total machining time, which includes setup machine time. Therefore, that will reduce the total manufacturing costs. In this book, the proposed methodology is developed in order to extract single features that can be combined to represent one feature that can be manufactured in a single machining operation. The proposed methodology has the ability to combine single features by searching the simple features (see Chapter 7) and checking a group of conditions for the possibility of combining these features. These conditions'^ that must be


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achieved are as follows: two or more features can be merged if: 1. The two features should not be neighboring each other and at the same time, there are no other features between them. The features can be neighbors if there is a face or an edge that connects these features, e.g., two slots intersecting each other. 2. The two features should have at least one common machining direction. 3. There is at least one face in one feature on the same plane as a face in the other feature, or in other words, they should have the same normal vectors (only in case of prismatic features). 4. There is at most one face in one feature parallel to a face in the other feature, i.e., they are not on the same plane. For cylindrical features, all the features should have the same axis. These conditions are explained in the next subsection as an example.

8.1.1.2 Example of Merging Features Figure 8-3 shows the following three intersecting slot through features (fi, f2, and fs). Faces Fi, F2, and F3 constitute the first slot through feature (fi), the group of faces F4, F5, and Fe constitutes the second slot through (f2) and finally, faces F7, Fg, and F9 represent the third slot through feature (fa). Feature (fg) Face 7

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Figure 8-3. An example of merging condition


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By applying the merging conditions, feature (fi) is neighboring to feature (f2). The first condition in the merging rules is not achieved. Consequently, feature (fi) cannot be merged with feature (f2). Similarly, feature (fa) is next to feature (fs). Hence, feature (fa) and feature (fs) cannot be merged. On the other hand, features (fi) and (fa) are not neighboring to each other, and at the same time, there are no other features between them. Thus, the first condition in the merging rules is fulfilled on fi and fs. Features (fi) and (fs) have the same machining direction which is along xaxis. So, the second condition in the merging rules is also satisfied. Because faces Fi and F9, F2 and Fg, and F3 and F7 have the same normal vectors, the third condition in the merging rules is satisfied. Features (fi) and (fs) do not have any parallel faces to each other. For that reason, the last condition in the merging rules is met, and features (fi) and (fs) can be merged to constitute a single feature (f4) which is a bigger slot through feature.

8.1.1.3 Algorithms for Intersecting Features Extraction (Production Rules) Rule 20: Feature T SLOT THROUGH (Figure 8-4) 1. For every 7 faces (named as facel (Fi) to face? (F?)). 2. If facel, face? have convex outer loops and all faces are connected sequentially except facel and face?. 2.1. If facel and face? are parallel, face2 and face6 are on the same plane, and faceS and faceS are parallel to each other and perpendicular to face4. 2.1.1. T SLOT THROUGH found. 2.1.2. Create a new T SLOT THROUGH feature and add it to the feature list. 3. End For

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F7

Fa-

F3-

Fe-

Figure 8-4. T slot through

Rule 21: Feature SLOT THROUGH (TWO SLOTS M E R G E D T y p e 1) (Figure 8-5)

1. For every TWO SLOT THROUGH features in the feature list. 2. If corresponding faces of both the features are parallel to each other and no corresponding faces are common except the center face. 2.1. Create a new SLOT THROUGH (TWO SLOTS) feature. 2.2. Add the TWO SLOT THROUGH features as sub features of SLOT THROUGH (TWO SLOTS). 2.3. Remove the TWO SLOT THROUGH features from the simple feature list. 2.4. Add SLOT THROUGH (TWO SLOTS) to the feature list. 3. End For

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Sl0t4 -

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Slots

Slot2

Figure 8-5. Two slots (type 1)

Rule 22: Feature SLOT THROUGH (TWO SLOTS MERGED_Type 2) (Figure 8-6) 1. For every TWO SLOT THROUGH (named Slot, & Slotj) features in the feature list. 2. If corresponding faces of both the features are parallel to each other. 2.1. Create a new SLOT THROUGH (TWO SLOTS) feature. 2.2. Add the TWO SLOT THROUGH features as subfeatures of SLOT THROUGH (TWO SLOTS). 2.3. Remove the TWO SLOT THROUGH features from the simple feature list. 2.4. Add SLOT THROUGH (TWO SLOTS) to the feature list. 3. End For

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Slot2

Figure 8-6. Two slots (type 2)

Rule 23: Feature STEPPED SLOTS (TWO SLOTS MERGED) (Figure 8-7) 1. For every TWO STEP THROUGH Features 2. If one pair of corresponding faces are parallel and the other pair on the same plane. 2.1. If the normal vectors of each of parallel faces point towards the other face. 2.1.1. If there is no obstruction between the two features. 2.1.1.1. SLOT THROUGH(MERGED) found. 2.1.1.2. Create a new SLOT THROUGH (MERGED) feature and add to the feature list. 3. End For

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StepThrough^

Figure 8-7. Stepped slots

8.1.2

Compound Features

A compound feature is a combination of single features. Compound features handle the situation in which a large single feature contains certain smaller attached single features. On the other hand, from the manufacturing point of view, compound features can be defined as features that intersect with each other. Therefore, the machining sequence may or may not affect the machining of the other feature. For example, as shown in Figure 8-8, the hole through feature intersects the slot blind feature. If the hole through feature has a diameter larger than the width of the slot blind feature, machining the slot blind feature first and the hole through feature second will lead to a problem in the drilling operation. Hence, recognition of the compound features will play an important key role in the downstream CAM applications. Compound features addressed in this book are different from the intersecting features defined in the previous section. In this methodology, a compound feature is assumed to be a single feature once the individual single features interact together. In Figure 8-8, the feature interacted by two concave features (slot and hole through) is assumed to be a compound feature because it can be extracted from the basic common surface.*'

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Slot

Hole Tlirough

Figure 8-8. Slot blind versus hole though features Another typical compound feature can be viewed as the bond of two faces from two interacting features. For example, a counter bore consists of two coaxial cylinders (two blind holes) as shown in Figure 8-9. Therefore, in the domain of features of interest, all possible concatenations of interacting features can be found.

Hole Blind,

Hole Blind)

Figure 8-9. Counter bore blind feature


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8.1.2.1 Concatenation of Features Procedure The procedure of concatenating features, which are the output from the previous feature recognition module, is addressed in this subsection. The procedure contains two basic steps: 1. For any two or more features, check whether the possibility of feature concatenation exists. The checking can be done by examining the names of recognized features and the relationship between features. 2. For features that are likely to be concatenated together, check whether the glue of common faces between the two features matches with the topological structure of a designated compound feature. The checking process can be done by using the production rules.

8.1.2.2 Algorithms for Compound Features Extraction (Production Rules) Rule 24: Feature COUNTER SINK THROUGH (Figure 8-10) 1. For every TWO features (named feature! and feature2) in the feature list 2. If featurel is a SINK and feature2 is a HOLE THROUGH 2.1. If each of the faces in featurel is connected to at least one of the faces in feature2 and the connecting edges have smallest radii of all the circular edges on faces of featurel. 2.1.1. If the axes of feature 1 and feature2 coincide. 2.1.1.1. COUNTER SINK THROUGH found. 2.1.1.2. Create a new COUNTER SINK THROUGH feature and add to the feature list. 2.1.1.3. Remove featurel and feature2 from the feature list. 3. End For

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Feature]

Feature2

Figure 8-10. Counter sink through

Rule 25: Feature COUNTER BORE BLIND (Figure 8-11) 1. For every 2 features (named feature 1 and feature2) in the feature list 2. If feature 1 is a HOLE BLIND and feature2 is a HOLE BLEMD 2.1. If the inner loop of the blind face of feature 1 is connected to the two faces of the feature2. 2.1.1. If the axes of feature 1 and feature2 coincide. 2.1.1.1. COUNTER BORE BLIND found. 2.1.1.2. Create a new COUNTER BORE BLIND feature and add to the feature list. 2.1.1.3. Remove feature] and feature2 from the feature list. 3. End For


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Feature!

Feature!

Figure 8-11. Counter bore blind

Rule 26: Feature COUNTER BORE THROUGH (Figure 8-12) 1. For every TWO features (named feature 1 and feature2) in the feature list. 2. If feature 1 is a HOLE BLIND and feature2 is a HOLE THROUGH 2.1. If the inner loop of the blind face of feature 1 is connected to the two faces of the feature2. 2.1.1. If the axes of feature 1 and feature2 coincide 2.1.1.1. COUNTER BORE THROUGH found. 2.1.1.2. Create a new COUNTER BORE THROUGH feature and add to the feature list. 2.1.1.3. Remove feature 1 and feature2 from the feature list. 3. End For

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Feature!

Feature!

Figure 8-12. Counter bore through

Rule 27: Feature COUNTER BORE BLIND CONIC BOTTOM (Figure 8-13) 1. For every TWO features (named featurei and feature2) in the feature list. 2. If feature, is a COUNTER BORE THROUGH and featurej is a CONE. 2.1. If the HOLE THROUGH end of feature, is connected to both the faces of feature2. 2.1.1. If the axes of feature i and featurei coincide. 2.1.1.1. COUNTER BORE BLIND CONIC BOTTOM found. 2.1.1.2. Create a new COUNTER BORE BLIND CONIC BOTTOM feature and add to the feature list. 2.1.1.3. Remove feature, and featurei from the feature list. 3. End For


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Feature!

Feature!

Figure 8-13. Counter bore blind conic bottom

Rule 28: Feature CYLINDER BLIND CONIC BOTTOM (Figure 8-14) 1. For every TWO features (named featurei and featurei) in the feature list. 2. If featurei is a HOLE THROUGH and featurcj is a CONE 2.1. If each of the faces in featurei is connected to at least one of the faces in featurea 2.1.1. If the axes of feature] and feature2 coincide. 2.1.1.1. CYLINDER BLIND CONIC BOTTOM found. 2.1.1.2. Create a new CYLINDER BLIND CONIC BOTTOM feature and add to the feature list. 2.1.1.3. Remove featurei and feature2 from the feature list. 3. End For

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Feature!

Featurci

Figure 8-14. Cylinder blind conic bottom

Rule 29: Feature COUNTER SINK BLIND CONIC BOTTOM (Figure 8-15) 1. For every TWO features (named feature] and feature2) in the feature list. 2. If featurei is a SINK and feature2 is a CYLINDER BLIND CONIC BOTTOM. 2.L If each of the faces in featurei is connected to at least one of the faces belonging to the Hole Through feature in featurea and the connecting edges have smallest radii of all the circular edges on faces of featurei. 2.1.1. If the axes of featurei and feature2 coincide. 2.1.1.1. COUNTER SINK BLIND CONIC BOTTOM found. 2.1.1.2. Create a new COUNTER SINK BLIND CONIC BOTTOM feature and add to the feature list. 2.1.1.3. Remove featurei and feature2 from the feature list. 3. End For


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Feature!

Feature-?

Figure 8-15. Counter sink blind conic bottom

Rule 30: Feature COUNTER SINK BLIND FLAT BOTTOM (Figure 8-16) 1. For every TWO features (named featurci and feature2) in the feature list. 2. If featurei is a SINK and featurez is a HOLE BLIND. 2.1. If each of the faces in featurei is connected to at least one of the faces in feature2 and the connecting edges have smallest radii of all the circular edges on faces of featurei. 2.1.1. If the axes of featurei and feature2 coincide. 2. L1.1. COUNTER SINK BLIND FLAT BOTTOM found. 2.1.1.2. Create a new COUNTER SINK BLIND FLAT BOTTOM feature and add to the feature list. 2.1.1.3. Remove featurei and feature2 from the feature list. 3. End For

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Feature]

Feature2

Figure 8-16. Counter sink blind flat bottom

8.2

The General Algorithm for Extraction of Interacting Features

This section addresses the general algorithm for extraction of interacting features (intersecting and compound). 1. For every recognizable interacting feature. 2. Pick a set of unselected constituting simple feature or other interacting features that could possibly form the required complex feature. 3. Do the following steps: 3.1. If the selected set contains any feature marked as a subfeature then go to 4. 3.2. Apply all the feature recognition rules to the feature set. 3.3. If the feature set satisfies the rules required for the interacting feature. 3.3.1. A new intersecting feature is created and added to the existing feature list. 3.3.2. All the features that are part of this feature are marked as subfeatures so they are not individually used in recognition of other interacting features. 4. While more feature sets are available. Figure 8-17 represents the flowchart of general extraction process for interacting features (Fx).


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start

Pick a set of (n) features from the unselected feature set (no set is selected more than once)

Note: the type of features in the set and number (n) depend on the feature being recognized here

NO Stop

Yes

NO

Apply feature production rules to the set

NO

Yes

Create new feature of type (Fx) and add this feature to the feature list

Mark all the features In the feature set as subfeatures

Figure 8-17. Flowchart of general extraction process for interacting features

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8.3


Summary

In this chapter, classifications of the interacting features are developed. Also, interacting feature extraction algorithms are presented. In the next chapter, mapping the extracted manufacturing features to the process planning point of view is presented.

8.4

Problems

8.1. Define feature interaction. 8.2. Classify the interacting features. 8.3. Discuss the intersecting features and show how the geometric reasoning approach is used in extraction of these features from the CAD system. 8.4. What are the conditions that must be achieved for merging features? 8.5. Explain how the merging features conditions can be applied for the following design:

8.6. Develop an alternative production rule for the following feature:


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8.7. Distinguish between compound features and intersecting features. 8.8. Develop alternative production rules for the following features:

8.9. Develop an alternative algorithm for extraction of interacting features.

Part III: Feature-Based Process Planning and Techniques

Chapter 9

Mapping the Extracted Manufacturing Features to Process Planning

9.1

Introduction

After extracting the manufacturing features from the designed part, it is necessary to map all the extracted manufacturing features to the process planning point of view as an application of CAM. Therefore, in this phase, it is necessary to determine the detailed machining information for each feature and the designed part by identifying the operation sequence of the designed part, the operation type, the machine, the cutting tool, the tool approach/machining direction, and the removed machining volume for each feature.

9.2

Machining Operations

The main objective of any machining operation is to create the required shape of the designed part by removing the excess material from the workpiece in form of chips. There are many machining operations such as turning, milling, drilling, grinding, broaching, and sawing. In this book, because of the nature of the prismatic shapes of interest, only the milling and drilling operations are considered.

9.2.1

Drilling Operations

Drilling is the metal cutting operation that creates holes in workpieces

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with a cutting tool called a "twist drill." This operation must be performed frequently in every machine shop to produce the many accurately spaced and sized holes that are required to receive the pins, screws, and bolts that are used to align and hold machine parts together in their assemblies. Drilled holes are often modified by reaming, countersinking, counterboring, tapping, and other operations, which are usually performed on the drilling machine also.^^

9.2.2

Milling Operations

On the other hand, milling is the metal cutting operation that forms metal surfaces with a milling cutter. A milling cutter is a multiple edged metal cutting tool that is circular in its transverse cross section and has teeth made in a surface of revolution. Metal is cut from workpieces by traversing them past the cutter while it rotates about the axis of a milling machine spindle.^^ Table 9-1 shows the operation type, the machine, and the cutting tool for each extracted manufacturing feature.

9.3

Machining Sequence Procedure In this section, steps of machining sequence procedure are presented. 1. For each feature recognized, its origin is designated as the point on the feature closest to the origin. 2. Sort all the features based upon the z coordinate (in descending order) of their respective origin. 3. The feature with the highest z value will be the first in machining sequence and the feature with the lowest z value will be the last in machining sequence. 4. Multiple features with same z value of their origin will be machined in the sequence in which they were originally recognized.


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Table 9-1 Machining information for the extracted manufacturir] g feature No.

Feature

Operation

Machine

Cutting Tool

Shoulder Milling

Milling

Side Milling Cutter

Type 1

Step Through

2

Slot Through

Slotting Milling

Milling

End mill Cutter

3

Step Blind

Shoulder Milling

Milling

Side Milling Cutter

4

Slot Blind

Slotting Milling

Milling

End Milling Cutter

5

Pocket Through

Pocket Milling

Milling

End Milling Cutter

6

Pocket Blind

Pocket Milling

Milling

End Milling Cutter

7

Hole Through

Drilling

Drilling

Twist Drill

8

Hole Blind

Drilling

Drilling

9

Step Through RC

Shoulder Milling

Milling

10

Step Blind RC

Shoulder Milling

Milling

11

Slot Through RC

Slotting Milling

Milling

12

Slot Blind RC

Slotting Milling

Milling

13

Pocket Through RC

Pocket Milling

Milling

14

Pocket Blind RC

Pocket Milling

Milling

15

VSIot

V Slot Milling

Milling

Twist Drill Comer Rounding Milling Cutter Corner Rounding Milling Cutter Comer Rounding Milling Cutter Comer Rounding Milling Cutter Corner Rounding Milling Cutter Comer Rounding Milling Cutter Double Angle Milling Cutter Dovetail Milling Cutter

16

Dovetail

Dovetail Milling

Milling

17

WSlot

Slotting Milling

Milling

End Milling Cutter

18

TSlot

T Slot Milling

Milling

T Slot Milling Cutter

19

Counter Bore Through

Counter Boring Drilling

Drilling

Drill + Counter Bore Drill

20


Drilling

21

Counter Bore Blind Counter Bore Blind Conic Bottom


Drilling

Drill + Counter Bore Drill Drill + Counter Bore Drill+Drill

22

Hole Blind Conic Bottom

Drilling

Drilling

Drill + Drill

23

Counter Sink Through Counter Sink Blind Flat Bottom Counter Sink Blind Conic Bottom

Counter Sinking Drilling

Drilling

Drill + Counter Sink Drill


Drilling


Drilling

Drill + Counter Sink Drill Drill + Counter Sink Drill + Drill

24 25

9.4

Machining Direction Procedure In this section, steps of machining direction procedure are addressed. 1. Each feature has a different machining direction based on its design and orientation.

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Computer-Based Design and Manufacturing 2. When a feature is recognized, its machining direction is also identified based on the directions that are available for machining that feature and also the orientation of the feature. 3. The directions are identified using crucial edges as references in every feature. For example, as shown in Figure 9-1, in a simple step through feature, the machining direction can be either way along the edge that intersects the two faces of the feature. Therefore, the two machining directions are [0,-1, 0] and [0, 1, 0]. The directions of the feature also change based on the orientation of the found feature. Another example of cylindrical features is shown in Figure 9-2. The machining direction of the simple hole through feature is [0, 0,-1] which represents the direction of the axis of the hole.

Basic Edge Machining Direction,

Machining Direction^ Figure 9-1. Step through machining direction Machining Direction

Figure 9-2. Hole through machining direction


9.5

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Machining Information Procedure

This procedure addresses how the machining operations, machines, and tools associated for each recognized feature are identified. 1. A map of features to machining information is defined based on Table 91. 2. The program uses this map to associate each feature to the machining operations involved in creating that feature. 3. The mapped machining operations will indicate the machine to be used in machining the feature based on Table 9-1. 4. The program also uses Table 9-1 to map machining operations to tools that will be used with each such machining operation. 5. The machining volume (V) for each extracted manufacturing feature is calculated as shown in Table 9-2

Table 9-2. Machining volume No. Feature Feature shape

Volume (V)

w Step Through

V = LxWxH

w

Step Blind

V=LxWxH


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Slot Through

V=LxWxH

Slot Blind

V=LxWxH

Pocket Through

V=LxWxH

Pocket Blind

V=LxWxH

Hole Through

V = 7t X R^ X H


8

Hole Blind

• J

g f

211

V = 71X R^ X H

flflflffiflflflfflflflfllnv^

9

10

11

Step Through (Round Comer)

Step Blind (Round Comer)

Slot Through (Round Comer)

V=LxWxH-LxR^+(n/4)R^xL

V=LxWxH-HxR2+(7t/4)R^xH

V=LxWxH-2LxRV(7t/2)R\L


212

12

13

14

Slot Blind (Round Comer)

V=LxWxH-2HxR^+(7r/2)R\H

Pocket Through (Round Comer)

V=LxWxH-4HxR^+(7t)R^xH

Pocket Blind (Round Comer)

15

Dovetail Slot

16

VSlot

V=LxWxH-4HxR^+(7t)R^xH

3

n

V = (1/2)(W, + W2) X H X L

V = (l/2)(W)xHxL


17

WSlot

j^^^j f^'

18

sample 3) (cont.) [17] [18] [18] [19] [20] [20] [21] [22]

[58][54] [61][62][63][64] [65][46] [45][66][47][65] [66][48] [67][42] [41][68][43][67] [68][44]

[23] [24] [24] [25] [26] [27] [27] [28] [29]

[37][69][39][70] [71][72][73][74]

[31] [32] [33] [34]

Internal Hybrid External Convex Internal Hybrid External Hybrid External Hybrid Hybrid Internal External Hybrid External Hybrid External Hybrid External Concave Internal Hybrid External Hybrid External Hybrid External Hybrid Internal Hybrid External Hybrid External Hybrid

[35]

External

Convex

[30]

[36] [37]

External Internal

Hybrid Hybrid

[31] [31]

[38]

External

Hybrid

[32]

[39] [40; [41] [42]

Internal External External External External External External External External

Hybrid Hybrid Hybrid Hybrid Hybrid Hybrid Hybrid Hybrid Hybrid

[32]

[18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30]

[43] [44] [45] [46] [47]

[33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40]

[70][38] [33][75][35][76] [77] [78] [79] [80] [81][82][83][80] [36][75] [84][85][81][79] [83][86][87][77] [84] [78] [87] [88] [89] [90] [91 ] [63] [92][93][94] [95][96][97][98][99] [100][101][102][103] [76][34] [85][99][104][100][105] [106][14][107][108][10][109] [110][111][88][86][82] [60][50] [29][112][113][114] [31][115][116][117] [25][118][119][120] [113][121][27][122] [21][123][124][125] [119][126][23][127] [17][128][116][129] [124][130][19][131]

Computer-Based Design and Manufacturing Tabl e 10-15. Extraction of loops (example 3) (cont.) [48]

External

Hybrid

[41]

[13][132][133][107]

[49]

External

Hybrid

[42]

[133][134][11][108]

[50]

External

Hybrid

[43]

[9][135][136][109]

[51]

External

Hybrid

[44]

[52]

External

Hybrid

[45]

[53]

Internal

Hybrid

[45]

[54]

External

Hybrid

[46]

[136][137][138][110] [132][16][139][140][137] [135][12][134] [122] [26] [120] [127] [22] [125][131][18][129][115] [30][114] [15][106][141][139]

[55]

External

Hybrid

47]

[142][143][144][74]

[56]

External

Hybrid

[48]

[145][146][142][73]

[57]

External

Hybrid

[49]

[147][148][145][72]

[58]

External

Hybrid

[50]

[144][149][147][71]

[59]

External

Hybrid

[51]

[5][150][151][152]

[60]

External

Hybrid

[52]

[151][153][154][155]

[61]

External

Hybrid

[53]

[1][156][3][157]

[62]

External

Hybrid

[54]

[150][8][158][159][160][153]

[63]

Internal

Hybrid

[54]

[157][2]

[64]

External

Hybrid

[55]

[65]

External

Convex

[56]

[66]

External

Hybrid

[57]

[7][161][162][158] [141][105][103][163][164] [165][154][160][166][167] [89][111][138][140] [102][168][169][163]

[67]

External

Hybrid

[58]

[170][171][172][173]

[68]

External

Hybrid

[59]

[174][175][164][169]

[69]

External

Hybrid

[60]

[176][173][177][178]

[70]

External

Hybrid

[61]

[71]

External

Convex

[62]

[72]

External

Convex

[63]

[179][61][180][171] [179][170][176][181] [182][183][92][62] [178][184][185][181]

[73]

Internal

Convex

[63]

[74]

External

Convex

[64]

[75] [76]

External

Hybrid

[65]

[143][146][148][149] [174][168][101][104][98] [186][187][188] [183][189][190][93]

External

Hybrid

[66]

[186][97][191][192]

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250

Table 10-15. Extraction of loops (example 3) (cont.) [77]

External

Hybrid

[67]

[193][95][194][195]

[78] [79]

External

Hybrid

[68]

[94] [190] [196] [194]

External

Hybrid

[69]

[80]

External

Convex

[70]

[81]

External

Hybrid

[71]

[82]

External

Convex

[72]

[197][191][96][193] [162][198][187][192][197] [195][196][189][182][185" [199][200][166][159] [155][165][175][188][198] [161][6][152] [167][200][201][90]

[83]

Internal

Hybrid

[72]

[56][57]

[84]

Internal

Hybrid

[72]

[85]

Internal

Hybrid

[72]

[86]

Internal

Hybrid

[72]

[87]

External

Convex

[73]

[69][40] [121][112][32][117][128][20] [130][123][24][126][118][28] [4][156] [180][64][91][201] [199][184][177][172]

Table 10-16. Extraction of faces (example 3) Face ID

Surface type

[1] [2]

Surface of revolution

Concave

Number of loops 1


Concave

1

[1] [2]

[3]


Concave

1

[3]

[4]


Concave

1

[4]

[5]


Concave

1

[5]

[6]


Concave

1

[6]

[7]


Concave

1

[7]

[8]


Concave

1

[8]

[9]


Concave

1

[9]

[10]


Concave

1

[10]

[11] [12]


Concave

1


Concave

1

[11] [12]

[13] [14]


Concave

1

[13]


Concave

1

[14]

Norma vector

Concavity

Loop ID


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Table 10-16. Extraction effaces (example 3) (cont.) [15]


Concave

1

[15]

[16]

Surface of revolution Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Surface of revolution Plane Surface (parameterized) Surface of revolution Plane Surface (parameterized) Surface of revolution Plane Surface (parameterized) Surface of revolution Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Surface of revolution Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Surface of revolution

Concave

1

[16]

(0,0,1)

Concave

2

[17][18]

(0,0,1)

Convex

2

[19][20]

Concave

1

[21]

Concave

2

[22][23]

Concave

1

[24]

Concave

1

[25]

Concave

1

[26]

Concave

2

[27][28]

Concave

1

[29]

(0,0,1)

Concave

1

[30]

(0,1,0)

Concave

2

[31][32]

Concave

1

[33]

(-1,0,0)

Concave

1

[34]

(0,1,0)

Convex

1

[35]

(0,-1,0)

Concave

2

[36][37]

(0,0,1)

Concave

2

[38][39]

Concave

1

[40]

Convex

1

[41]

Concave

1

[42]

Convex

1

[43]

Concave

1

[44]

Convex

1

[45]

Concave

1

[46]

Convex

1

[47]

[17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40]

Plane Surface (parameterized) Surface of revolution Plane Surface (parameterized) Surface of revolution Plane Surface (parameterized) Surface of revolution Plane Surface (parameterized)

(0,0,1)

(0,0,1)

(0,0,1)

(-1,0,0)

(0,1,0)

(1,0,0)

(0,-1,0)


252

Table 10-16. Extraction effaces (example 3) (cont.) [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60] [61] [62] [63] [64]

Surface of revolution Plane Surface (parameterized) Surface of revolution Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Surface of revolution Plane Surface (parameterized) Surface of revolution Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized)

Concave

[48]

Concave

[49]

Concave

[50]

(0,-1,0)

Concave

[51]

(0,0,1)

Concave

(0,1,0)

Concave

[54]

(0,1,0)

Concave

[55]

(1,0,0)

Concave

[56]

(0,-1,0)

Concave

[57]

(-1,0,0)

Concave

[58]

Concave

[59]

Concave

[60]

Concave

[61]

(1,0,0)

(0,-1,0)

2

2

[52][53]

[62][63]

(0,0,1)

Concave

(1,0,0)

Concave

[64]

(1,0,0)

Convex

[65]

(0,0,1)

Concave

[66]

(0,0,1)

Concave

[67]

(0,1,0)

Concave

[68]

(0,1,0)

Concave

[69]

(0,1,0)

Concave

[70]

(1,0,0)

Convex

[71]

(0,0,1)

Convex

2

[72][73]

(-1,0,0)

Convex

1

[74]


253

Table 10-16. Extraction effaces (example 3) (cont.) [65] [66] [67] [68] [69] [70] [71] [72] [73]

Table Feat. ID [1] [2] [3] [4]

Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized) Plane Surface (parameterized)

(0,0,-1)

Concave

[75]

(0,0,-1)

Concave

[76]

(0,0,1)

Concave

[77]

(1,0,0)

Concave

[78]

(-1,0,0)

Concave

[79]

(0,-1,0)

Convex

[80]

(0,0,1)

Concave

[81]

(0,0,-1)

Convex

5

[82][83][84] [85] [86]

(-1,0,0)

Convex

1

[87]

10-17. Manufacturing features (example 3) Feature Faces ID name Raw Material [31][57][59] SlotThrough [60][58][61] SlotThrough [26] [29] [27] [28] SlotBlind [1][53] [9][25] [10][23] [14][15] [11][21][22] [12][19][20] [13][16][17]

[102][169] [173][171] [77][80][79][83][81] [71][72][73][74][142] [145][147][144] [1][2][3][4][156][157] [33][34][35][36][75][76] [37][38][39][40][69][70] [53][54][55][56][57][58] [41][42][43][44][68][67] [45][46][47][48][66][65] [49][50][51][52][59][60]

[52][51][2][55][54]

[151][5][7][158][153]

[47][48][49][50][24]

[5]

PocketBlind

[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

HoleThrough HoleThrough HoleThrough HoleThrough HoleBlind Hole Blind HoleBlind StepBlind (Round Corner) Slot Blind (Round Corner)

[45][44][43][3][42][41][4][46]

[15]

PocketThrough (Round Comer)

[34][8][33][36][7][35][38][6] [37][40][5][39]

[]* []"

PocketThrough SlotThrough

[65 [68] [67] [69] [66] [30][64]

[13] [14]

Edges ID

[136][9][11][133][13] [15][137][135][12] [134][132][16][139] [116][31][29][113] [27][25][119][23] [21][124][19][17] [190][194][193][191] [93][186]


254

Table 10-17. Manufacturing features (example 3) (cont.) Feat. Dimension Location ID L W H R [134] = (0,0,0) 100 70 50 [1] 60 10 7 [117] = (40,30,43) [2] [121] = (0,30,43) 30 10 7 [3] [68] = (70,50,43) 20 7 7 [4] [64] = (3,5,35) 15 20 10 [5] (85,10,0) 25 5 [6] (73,40,46) 10 1 [7] 35 1 (7.93,14.34,0) [8] 45 2 (60,48,0) [9] (10.58,55,39) [10] 6 3 5 5 (10.58,55,45) [11] (60,48,45) [12] 5 4 [6]=(77.93,17.7,25) [13] 25 21 26 10 [14] [14]=(85.88,50.88,30) 20 15 15 3 [26]=(90.3,55.3,0) [15] 30 5 5 1 [133]=(20,0,30) 70 30 10 [f [126=(30,0,40) 70 10 10 [f Table 10-18. Manufacturing features after merging and concatenation (example 3) Feat. Feature Location No. ID name 1

[1]

Raw Material

[134] = (0,0,0)

2

[2]+[3]

Slot_Through

[121] = (0,30,43)

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]+[12] [10]+[11]

SlotBlind Pocket_Blind HoleThrough HoleThrough HoleThrough Counter BoreThrough Counter Bore Blind Step_Blind (Round Corner)

[68] = (70,50,43) [64] = (3,5,35) (85,10,0) (73,40,46) (7.93,14.34,0) (60,48,0) (10.58,55,39)

[13]

(77.9,17.7,25)


255

Table 10-18. Manufacturing features after merging and concatenation (example 3) (cont.) SlotBlind (85.9,50.9,30) 11 [14] (Round Corner) PocketThrough (90.9,55.3,0) 12 [15] (Round Comer) [133]=(20,0,30) T Slot 13 []•+[]*

Table 10-18. Manufacturing features after merging and concatenation (example 3) (cont.) Dimension Feat. No. ID L W H Ri H, R2 Ha 100 70 50 1 [1] 2 100 10 7 [2]+[3] 3 20 7 7 [4] 10 4 15 20 [5] 5 25 5 [6] 6 10 1 [7] 7 35 1 [8] 5 8 50 2 45 4 [9]+[12] 5 5 6 11 3 9 [10]+[11] 25 21 26 10 10 [13] 20 15 15 3 11 [14] 1 30 5 5 12 [15] 10 10 70 30 20 13 []+[]" Table 10-19. Machining information (example 3) Operation Operation Feature Feature sequence ID tx2e type 1 Hole Through Drilling [7] 2 Slot Blind Slotting Milling [4] Slotting_Milling 3 [2]+[3] SlotThrough 4 [10]+[11] Counter Boring Drilling Counter Bore Blind Pocket Milling 5 Pocket Blind [5] T Slot Milling 6 T Slot []'+[]" Slot_Blind [14] Slotting_Milling 7 (Round Comer) StepBlind 8 [13] ShoulderMilling (Round Comer) 9 Hole Through Drilling [6]

256


Table 10-19. Machining information (example 3)(cont.) HoleThrough Drilling 10 [8] [9]+[12] Counter Bore_Through Counter Boring Drilling 11 PocketThrough 12 [15] PocketMilling (Round Corner)

Table 10-19. Machining information (example 3)(cont.) Tool Operation Cutting Machine approach sequence tool 1 Drilling Twist Drill [0,0,-1] 2 Milling End Milling Cutter [0,-1,0] [1,0,0] or 3 Milling End Milling Cutter [-1,0,0] Drill + Counter Bore [0,0,-1] 4 Drilling Drill 5 Milling End Milling Cutter [0,0,-1] [0,1,0] or 6 Milling T Slot Milling Cutter [0,-1,0] Corner Rounding Milling [-1,0,0] Milling 7 Cutter [-1,0,0] or Corner Rounding Milling 8 Milling [0,1,0] Cutter [0,0,-1] 9 Drilling Twist Drill [0,0,-1] 10 Drilling Twist Drill Drill + Counter Bore 11 Drilling [0,0,-1] Drill Comer Rounding Milling 12 [0,0,-1] Milling Cutter

10.6

Removed volume 31.41 980.00 6300.00 562.35 3000.00 28000.00 4422.74 12900.12 1963.49 109.96 815.81 724.25

Illustrative Example 4

The designed object as shown in Figures 10-7 and 10-8 consists of 20 solid primitives which are six blocks (prismatic raw material, step through, three slots through, and pocket blind round comer), seven cylinders (two through holes and five blind holes), and seven cones. After the part is created, its IGES file will be generated. By applying the proposed methodology, the results are shown in Tables 10-20 to 10-26.

Computer-Based Design and Manufacturing Feature 4

257

Feature 14

Feature 3

•"•It;::"::::?

iiyv^fsr-s-ssSitj

Feature 5

Feature 1 Feature 6 Feature 2

Figure 10-7. Illustrative example 4 (solid)

Feature 16

Feature 17

Feature 18

Feature 13

Feaiuie

Feature 20

Featui i

Feature 11 Feature J^ Feature 19 Fe.iiMH' l.^;

Feature 21

Feature 10

l-'eaiuri.

Figure 10-8. Illustrative example 4 (wireframe)

258


Table 10-20. Extraction of vertices (example 4) NO.

Vertex ID

Coordinates

NO.

Vertex ID

Coordinates

1

[1]

(33,35,30)

56

[56]

(50.29,54.71,60)

2

[2]

(33,35,0)

57

[57]

(50.29,54.71,50)

3

[3]

(27,35,30)

58

[58]

(50,54,60)

4

[4]

(27,35,0)

59

[59]

(50,54,50)

5

[5]

(10.5,10,60)

60

[60]

(50.29,40.29,60)

6

[6]

(10.5,10,55)

61

[61]

(50.29,40.29,50)

7

[7]

(4.5,10,60)

62

[62]

(51,40,60)

8

[8]

(4.5,10,55)

63

[63]

(51,40,50)

9

[9]

(9,10,55)

64

[64]

(69.71,40.29,60)

10

[10]

(9,10,45)

65

[65]

(69.71,40.29,50)

11

[11]

(6,10,55)

66

[66]

(70,41,60)

12

[12]

(6,10,45)

67

[67]

(70,41,50)

13

[13]

(7.5,11.5,45)

68

[68]

(69,40,50)

14

[14]

(7.5,8.5,45)

69

[69]

(69,40,60)

15

(7.5,10,40)

70

[70]

(70,54,50)

16

[15] [16]

(7.5,31.5,55)

71

[71]

(51,55,50)

17

[17]

(7.5,33,60)

72

[72]

(50,41,50)

18 19

[18] [19]

(9,30,55) (7.5,28.5,55)

73 74

[73] [74]

(70,54,60) (50,41,60)

20

[20]

(7.5,27,60)

75

[75]

(51,55,60)

21

[21]

(9,30,45)

76

[76]

(90,70,50)

22

[22]

(6,30,55)

77

[77]

(90,20,50)

23

[23]

(6,30,45)

78

[78]

(80,70,50)

24

[24]

(7.5,31.5,45)

79

[79]

(80,20,50)

25

[25]

(7.5,28.5,45)

80

[80]

(80,70,60)

26

[26]

(7.5,30,40)

81

[81]

(80,20,60)

27

[27]

(7.5,51.5,55)

82

[82]

(90,20,60)

28

[28]

(7.5,53,60)

83

[83]

(90,70,60)

29

[29]

(7.5,48.5,55)

84

[84]

(70,20,60)

30 31

[30]

(7.5,47,60)

85

[85]

(70,20,0)

[31]

(7.5,51.5,35)

86

[86]

(100,20,0)

(X,Y,Z)

-

(X,Y,Z)


259

Table 10-20. Extraction of vertices (example 4)(cont.) 32

[32]

(7.5,48.5,35)

87

[87]

(100,20,60)

33 34

[33]

(95,40.75,55)

88

[88]

[34]

(95,4L5,60)

89

[89]

(45,70,60) (45,0,60)

35

[35]

(95.75,40,55)

90

[90]

(70,0,60)

36

[36]

(95,39.25,55)

91

[91]

(70,0,0)

37

[37]

(95,38.5,60)

92

[92]

(100,70,0)

38

[38]

(95.75,40,0)

93

[93]

(100,70,60)

39

[39]

(94.25,40,55)

94

[94]

(0,0,0)

40

[40]

(94.25,40,0)

95

[95]

(0,70,0)

41

[41]

(60,48.25,45)

96

[96]

(37,70,30)

42

[42]

(60,49,50)

97

[97]

(37,0,30)

43

[43]

(60.75,47.5,45)

98

[98]

(22,70,30)

44

[44]

(60,46.75,45)

99

[99]

(22,0,30)

45

[45]

(60,46,50)

100

[100]

(22,70,45)

46

[46]

(60.75,47.5,30)

101

[101]

(22,0,45)

47

[47]

(59.25,47.5,45)

102

[102]

(37,0,45)

48

[48]

(59.25,47.5,30)

103

[103]

(37,70,45)

49

[49]

(60,48.25,30)

104

[104]

(45,0,45)

50

[50]

(60,46.75,30)

105

[105]

(15,0,45)

51 52

[51] [52]

(60,47.5,25) (69.71,54.71,60)

106 107

[106]

(15,0,60)

[107]

(0,0,60)

53

[53]

(69.71,54.71,50)

108

[108]

(15,70,45)

54

[54]

(69,55,60)

109

[109]

(45,70,45)

55

[55]

(69,55,50)

110

[110]

(15,70,60)

111

[111]

(0,70,60)

Table 10-21. Extraction of edges (example 4) Edge ID

Edge type

Coordinates Starting point

Terminate point

[1]

Line

[1]

[2]

[2] [3]

Cir. Arc

[3]

[1]

Line

[4]

[3]

Center

Length •/Radius 30

(30,35,30)

^ ^""'^^^•^y Tangent

3 30

Tangent

260


Table 10-21. Extraction of edges (example 4) (cont.) [4]

Cir. Arc

[2]

[4]

[5]

Line

[5]

[6]

[6]

Cir. Arc

[7]

[5]

[7]

Line

[8]

[7]

[8]

Cir. Arc

[8]

[6]

[9]

Line

[9]

[10]

[10]

Cir. Arc

[11]

[9]

[H]

Line

[12]

[11]

[12]

Cir. Arc

[12]

[13]

(7.5,10,45)

1.5

[13]

Cir. Arc

[13]

[10]

(7.5,10,45)

1.5

[14]

Line

[14]

[15]

5.22

Tangent

[15]

Line

[15]

[13]

5.22

Tangent

[16]

Cir. Arc

[14]

[12]

[17]

Line

[16]

[17]

[18]

Cir. Arc

[16]

[18]

(7.5,30,55)

1.5

[19]

Cir. Arc

[18]

[19]

(7.5,30,55)

1.5

[20]

Line

[20]

[19]

[21]

Cir. Arc

[17]

[20]

[22]

Line

[18]

[21]

[23]

Cir. Arc

[22]

[16]

[24]

Line

[23]

[22]

[25]

Cir. Arc

[23]

[24]

(7.5,30,45)

1.5

[26]

Cir. Arc

[24]

[21]

(7.5,30,45)

1.5

[27]

Line

[25]

[26]

5.22

Tangent

[28]

Line

[26]

[24]

5.22

Tangent

[29]

Cir. Arc

[25]

[23]

[30]

Line

[27]

[28]

[31]

Cir. Arc

[27]

[29]

[32]

Line

[30]

[29]

[33]

Cir. Arc

[28]

[30]

[34]

Line

[31]

[27]

[35]

Cir. Arc

[31]

[32]

[36]

Line

[29]

[32]

(30,35,0)

3 5

(7.5,10,60)

3 5

(7.5,10,55)

5.22 (7.5,30,60)

3

(7.5,30,55)

1.5

10 10

Tangent Tangent

Tangent

Tangent

1.5 20

(7.5,50,35)

Tangent

1.5 5.22

(7.5,50,60)

Tangent

1.5 5.22

(7.5,50,55)

Tangent

1.5 5.22

(7.5,30,45)

Tangent

1.5 10

(7.5,10,45)

Tangent

3 10

(7.5,10,55)

Tangent

Tangent

1.5 20

Tangent


261

Table 10-21. Extraction of edges (example 4)(cont.) [37]

Line

[33]

[34]

5.06

[38] [39]

Cir. Arc

[33]

Cir. Arc

[35]

[35] [36]

[40]

Line

[37]

[36]

[41]

Cir. Arc

[34]

[37]

[42]

Line

[35]

[38]

[43]

Cir. Arc

[39]

[33]

[44]

Line

[40]

[39]

[45]

Cir. Arc

[38]

[40]

[46]

Line

[41]

[42]

[47]

Cir. Arc

[41]

[43]

(60,47.5,45)

0.75

[48]

Cir. Arc

[43]

[44]

(60,47.5,45)

0.75

[49]

Line

[45]

[44]

[50]

Cir. Arc

[42]

[45]

[51]

Line

[43]

[46]

[52]

Cir. Arc

[47]

[41]

[53]

Line

[48]

[47]

[54]

Cir. Arc

[48]

[49]

(60,47.5,30)

0.75

[55]

Cir. Arc

[49]

[46]

(60,47.5,30)

0.75

[56] [57]

Line Line

[50] [51]

[51] [49]

[58]

Cir. Arc

[50]

[48]

[59]

Line

[52]

[53]

[60]

Cir. Arc

[52]

[54]

[61]

Line

[54]

[55]

[62]

Cir. Arc

[53]

[55]

[63]

Line

[56]

[57]

[64]

Cir. Arc

[56]

[58]

[65]

Line

[58]

[59]

[66]

Cir. Arc

[57]

[59]

[67]

Line

[60]

[61]

[68] [69]

Cir. Arc

[60]

[62]

Line

[62]

[63]

(95,40,55)

0.75

(95,40,55)

0.75 5.06

(95,40,60)

5.06

5.06

Tangent

0.75

Tangent

1 Tangent

1 10

(51,41,60)

Tangent

1

10 (51,54,50)

Tangent

1

10 (51,54,60)

Tangent

Tangent

10 (69,54,50)

Tangent

5.06

10 (69,54,60)

Tangent

0.75 15

(60,47.5,30)

Tangent

1.5 15

(60,47.5,45)

Tangent

0.75 5.06

(60,47.5,50)

Tangent

0.75 55

(95,40,0)

Tangent

1.5 55

(95,40,55)

Tangent

Tangent

1 10

Tangent


262

Tabi'e 10-21. Extraction of edges (example 4)(cont.) [70]

Cir. Arc

[61]

[63]

[71]

Line

[64]

[65]

[72]

Cir. Arc

[64]

[66]

[73]

Line

[66]

[67]

[74]

Cir. Arc

[65]

[67]

(69,41,50)

1

[75]

Cir. Arc

[68]

[65]

(69,41,50)

1

[76]

Line

[68]

[69]

[77]

Cir. Arc

[69]

[64]

[78]

Line

[70]

[67]

[79]

Cir. Arc

[70]

[53]

[80]

Line

[71]

[55]

[81]

Cir. Arc

[71]

[57]

[82]

Line

[72]

[59]

[83]

Cir. Arc

[72]

[61]

[84]

Line

[68]

[63]

[85]

Cir. Arc

[45]

[42]

[86]

Line

[73]

[66]

13

Convex

[87]

Line

[70]

[73]

10

Tangent

[88]

Line

[72]

[74]

10

Tangent

[89] [90]

Cir. Arc

[74]

Line

[74]

[60] [58]

[91]

Line

[71]

[75]

[92]

Cir. Arc

[75]

[56]

[93]

Line

[75]

[54]

[94]

Cir. Arc

[73]

[52]

(69,54,60)

1

[95]

Cir. Arc

[46]

[50]

(60,47.5,30)

0.75

[96]

Cir. Arc

[44]

[47]

(60,47.5,45)

0.75

[97]

Line

[69]

[62]

[98]

Cir. Arc

[40]

[38]

(95,40,0)

0.75

[99]

Cir. Arc

[36]

[39]

(95,40,55)

0.75

[100 ]

Cir. Arc

[37]

[34]

(95,40,60)

1.5

[101] [102 ]

Cir. Arc

[29]

[27]

(7.5,50,55)

1.5

Cir. Arc

[32]

[31]

(7.5,50,35)

1.5

(51,41,50)

1 10

(69,41,60)

1 10

10 (69,41,60)

(51,41,60)

(51,54,60)

Concave Concave

1 18

(60,47.5,50)

Concave

1 13

(51,41,50)

Tangent

1 18

(51,54,50)

Tangent

1 13

(69,54,50)

Tangent

Concave

1.5

1 13

Convex

10

Tangent

1 18

18

Convex

Convex


263


Cir. Arc

[30]

[28]

(7.5,50,60)

3

[104]

Cir. Arc

[21]

[25]

(7.5,30,45)

1.5

[105]

Cir. Arc

[19]

[22]

(7.5,30,55)

1.5

[106]

Cir. Arc

[20]

[17]

(7.5,30,60)

1.5

[107]

Cir. Arc

[10]

[14]

(7.5,10,45)

1.5

[108]

Cir. Arc

[9]

[11]

(7.5,10,55)

1.5

[109]

Cir. Arc

[6]

[8]

(7.5,10,55)

3

[110]

Cir. Arc

[5]

[7]

(7.5,10,60)

3

[111]

Line

[76]

[77]

50

Concave

[112]

Line

[78]

[76]

10

Convex

[113]

Line

[79]

[78]

50

Concave

[114]

Line

[77]

[79]

10

Convex

[115]

Line

[80]

[78]

10

Convex

[116]

Line

[81]

[80]

50

Convex

[117]

Line

[79]

[81]

10

Convex

[118]

Line

[82]

[77]

10

Convex

[119]

Line

[83]

[82]

50

Convex

[120]

Line

[76]

[83]

10

Convex

[121]

Line

[84]

[81]

10

Convex

[122] [123]

Line

[84]

[85]

60

Concave

Line

[86]

[85]

30

Convex

[124]

Line

[87]

[86]

60

Convex

[125]

Line

[82]

[87]

10

Convex

[126]

Line

[80]

[88]

35

Convex

[127]

Line

[88]

[89]

70

Convex

[128]

Line

[89]

[90]

25

Convex

[129]

Line

[90]

[84]

20

Convex

[130]

Line

[91]

[90]

60

Convex

[131]

Line

[85]

[91]

20

Convex

[132]

Line

[92]

[86]

50

Convex

[133]

Line

[93]

[92]

60

Convex

[134] [135]

Line

[87]

[93]

50

Convex

Line

[91]

[94]

70

Convex

264



Line

[94]

[95]

70

Convex

[137]

Line

[95]

[92]

100

Convex

[138]

Cir. Arc

[4]

[2]

(30,35,0)

3

[139]

Cir. Arc

[3]

(30,35,30)

3

[140]

Line

[1] [96]

[97]

70

Concave

[141]

Line

[98]

[96]

15

Convex

[142]

Line

[99]

[98]

70

Concave

[143]

Line

[97]

[99]

15

Convex

[144]

Line

[100]

[98]

15

Convex

[145]

Line

[101]

[100]

70

Convex

[146]

Line

[99]

[101]

15

Convex

[147]

Line

[102]

[97]

15

Convex

[148]

Line

[103]

[102]

70

Convex

[149]

Line

[96]

[103]

15

Convex

[150]

Line

[89]

[104]

15

Convex

[151]

Line

[104]

[102]

8

Convex

[152]

Line

[101]

[105]

7

Convex

[153]

Line

[105]

[106]

15

Convex

[154]

Line

[107]

[106]

15

Convex

[155]

Line

[107]

[94]

60

Convex

[156]

Line

[108]

[100]

7

Convex

[157]

Line

[105]

[108]

70

Concave

[158]

Line

[109]

[104]

70

Concave

[159]

Line

[103]

[109]

8

Convex

[160]

Line

[110]

[108]

15

Convex

[161]

Line

[106]

[110]

70

Convex

[162]

Line

[109]

[88]

15

Convex

[163]

Line

[110]

15

Convex

[164]

Line

[111]

[111] [107]

70

Convex

[165]

Line

[93]

[83]

10

Convex

[166]

Line

[111]

[95]

60

Convex

Computer-Based Design and Manufacturing Table 10-22. Extraction of loops (example 4) Loop ID

Loop type

Loop category

Face ID

Edge ID

[1]

External

Hybrid

[1]

[1][2][3][4]

[2]

External

Hybrid

[2]

[5][6][7][8]

[3]

External

Hybrid

[3]

[9][10][11][12][13]

[4]

External

Hybrid

[4]

[14][15][12][16]

[5]

External

Hybrid

[5]

[17][18][19][20][21]

[6]

External

Hybrid

[6]

[22][18][23][24][25][26]

[7]

External

Hybrid

[7]

[27][28][25][29]

[8]

External

Hybrid

[8]

[30][31][32][33]

[9]

External

Hybrid

[9]

[34][35][36][31]

[10]

External

Hybrid

[10]

[37][38][39][40][41]

[11] [12]

External

Hybrid

[42][38][43][44][45]

External

Hybrid

[11] [12]

[13]

External

Hybrid

[13]

[51][47][52][53][54][55]

[14]

External

Hybrid

[14]

[56][57][54][58]

[15]

External

Hybrid

[15]

[59][60][61][62]

[16]

External

Hybrid

[16]

[63][64][65][66]

[17]

External

Hybrid

[17]

[67][68][69][70]

[18] [19]

External

Hybrid

[18]

[71][72][73][74]

External

Hybrid

[19]

[20]

External

Hybrid

[20]

[21]

External

Hybrid

[20]

[71][75][76][77] [75][74][78][79][62][80][81] [66][82][83][70][84] [50][85]

[22]

External

Hybrid

[21]

[73][86][87][78]

[23]

External

Hybrid

[22]

[67][83][88][89]

[24]

External

Hybrid

[23]

[88][82][65][90]

[25]

External

Hybrid

[24]

[63][81][91][92]

[26]

External

Hybrid

[25]

[91][80][61][93]

[27]

External

Hybrid

[26]

[59][79][87][94]

[28]

External

Hybrid

[27]

[56][95][55][57]

[29] [30]

External

Hybrid

[28]

[51][95][58][53][96][48]

External

Hybrid

[29]

[46][85][49][96][52]

[46][47][48][49][50]

265


266

Tab le 10-22. Extraction of loops i example 4)(cont.) [31]

External

Hybrid

[30]

[76][84][69][97]

[32]

External

[31]

[33]

External

Hybrid Hybrid

[32]

[42] [98] [44] [99] [39] [37][100][40][99][43]

[34]

External

Hybrid

[33]

[34][101][36][102]

[35]

External

Hybrid

[34]

[35][102]

[36]

External

Hybrid

[35]

[30][103][32][101]

[37]

External

Hybrid

[36]

[27] [104] [26] [28]

[38]

External

Hybrid

[37]

[22][104][29][24][105][19]

[39]

External

Hybrid

[38]

[17][106][20][105][23]

[40]

External

Hybrid

[39]

[14][107][13][15]

[41]

External

Hybrid

[40]

[9][107][16][11][108]

[42]

External

Hybrid

[41]

[5][109][7][110]

[43]

External

Hybrid

[42]

[109][8]

[44]

Internal

Hybrid

[42]

[108][10]

[45]

External

Hybrid

[43]

[111][112][113][114]

[46]

External

Hybrid

[44]

[115][116][117][113]

[47]

External

Hybrid

[45]

[48]

External

Hybrid

[46]

[49]

External

Convex

[47]

[50]

Internal

Hybrid

[47]

[51]

External

Hybrid

[48]

[118][119][120][111] [118][114][117][121] [122][123][124][125] [116][126][127][128] [129][121] [97][68][89][90][64][92] [93][60][94][86][72][77] [122][129][130][131]

[52]

External

Convex

[49]

[53]

External

Convex

[50]

[54]

Internal

Hybrid

[50]

[124][132][133][134] [123][131][135][136] [137][132] [45] [98]

[55]

Internal

Hybrid

[50]

[4][138]

[56]

External

Hybrid

[51]

[1][138][3][139]

[57]

External

Hybrid

[52]

[140][141][142][143]

[58]

Internal

Hybrid

[52]

[139][2]

[59]

External

Hybrid

[53]

[144][145][146][142]

[60] [61]

External

Hybrid

[54]

External

Convex

[55]

[147][148][149][140] [130][128][150][151][147] [143][146][152][153][154][155][135]


267

Table 10-22. Extraction of loops (example 4)(cont.) [62]

External

Hybrid

[56]

[145][156][157][152]

[63]

External

Hybrid

[57]

[148][151][158][159]

[64]

External

Hybrid

[56]

[7][161][162][158]

[65]

External

Hybrid

[59]

[150][127][162][158]

[66]

External

Convex

[60]

[161][163][164][154]

[67]

Internal

Hybrid

[60]

[33][103]

[68]

Internal

Hybrid

[60]

[21][106]

[69]

Internal

Hybrid

[60]

[110][6]

[70]

External

Hybrid

[61]

[119][125][134][165]

[71]

Internal

Hybrid

[61]

[41][100]

[72]

External

Convex

[62]

[73]

External

Convex

[63]

[166][136][155][164] [120][165][133][137] [166][163][160] [156][144][141][149][159] [162][126][115][112]

Table 10-23. Extraction of faces (example 4) Concavity

Number of loops

Loop ID


Concave Concave

I I

[1] [2]

[3]


Concave

[

[3]

[4]


Concave

[4]

[5]


Concave

[5]

[6]


Concave

I

[6]

[7]


Concave

1

[7]

[8]


Concave

[9]


Concave

1

[9]

[10]


Concave

1

[10]

[11] [12]


Concave

1


Concave

[11] [12]

[13] [14]


Concave

[13]


Concave

[14]

Face ID

Surface type

[1] [2]


Normal vector

[8]

268


Table 10-23. Extraction effaces (example 4) [15]


Concave

I

[15]

[16]


Concave

I

[16]

[17]


Concave

I

[17]

[18]


Concave

I

[18]

[19]


Concave

[

[19]

[20]

Plane Surface (parameterized)

(0,0,1)

Concave

^>

[20] [21]

[21]


(-1,0,0)

Concave

I

[22]

[22]


Concave

I

[23]

[23]


Concave

Î

[24]

[24]


Concave

I

[25]

[25]


[26]


Concave

I

[27]

[27]


Concave

I

[28]

[28]


Concave

I

[29]

[29]


Concave

I

[30]

[30]


[31]


Concave

I

[32]

[32]


Concave

I

[33]

[33]


Concave

I

[34]

[34]


Concave

I

[35]

[35]


Concave

[36]

[36]


Concave

[37]

[37]


Concave

[38]

[38]


Concave

[39]

[39]


Concave

[40]

[40]


Concave

[41]

[41]


Concave

[42]

[42]


(0,0,1)

Concave

[43]


(0,0,1)

Concave

[45]

[44]


(1,0,0)

Concave

[46]

[45] [46]


(-1,0,0)

Concave

[47]


(0,-1,0)

Concave

(1,0,0) (0,-1,0)

(0,1,0)

(0,0,1)

Concave

[26]

Concave

[31]

1I

1

[43][44]

[48]


269

Table 10-23. Extraction effaces (example 4) [47]


(0,0,1)

Convex

2

[49][50]

[48]


(1,0,0)

Concave

1

[51]

[49]


(1,0,0)

Convex

1

[52]

[50]


(0,0,-1)

Convex

3

[51]


Concave

1

[53][54] [55] [56]

[52]


(0,0,1)

Concave

2

[57][58]

[53]


(1,0,0)

Concave

1

[69]

[54]


(-1,0,0)

Concave

1

[60]

[55]


(0,-1,0)

Convex

1

[61]

[56]


(0,0,1)

Concave

1

[62]

[57]


(0,0,1)

Concave

1

[63]

[58]


(1,0,0)

Concave

1

[64]

[59]


(-1,0,0)

Concave

1

[65]

[60]


(0,0,1)

Convex

4

[61]


(0,0,1)

Convex

2

[66][67] [68][69] [70][71]

[62]


(-1,0,0)

Convex

1

[72]

[63]


(0,1,0)

Convex

1

[73]

Tab le 10-24. Manufacturing features (example 4) Feat Feature Faces ID Name ID [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Raw Material StepThrough StepThrough StepThrough SlotThrough SlotThrough Hole Through Hole Through Hole Through Hole Through Hole Through Hole Blind

[46][48] [56][58] [57][59] [44][43][45] [53][52][54] [1][51] [3][40] [6][37] [11][31] [13][28] [2][41][42]

Edges ID

[122] [157] [158] [113][111] [142][140] [1][2][3][4] [138][139] [9][10][11][13][16][12][107][108] [22][18][23][24] 25][26] [29][19][104][105] [42][38][43] [45][98][44] [99][39] [51][47][52][53][54][55][95][58][96][48] [5][6][7][8][109][110]


270

Table 10-24. Manufacturing features (example 4) [13]

Hole Blind

[9][33][34]

[14]

Pocket Blind (Round Comer)

[20][21][18] [19][30][17] [22][23][16] [24][25][15] [26]

[15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

Cone Sink Cone Sink Sink Sink Cone

[4][39] [5][38] [7][36] [8][35] [10][32] [12][29] [14][27]

[34][35][36][31] [101][102] [73][71][76][69] [67][88][65][63] [91][61][59][78] [74][75][84][70] [83][82][66][81] [80][62][79] [14][15][12][16][13][107] [17][18][19][20][21][23][105][106] [27][28][25][26][29][104] [30][31][32][33][103][101] [37][38][39][40][41][100][99][43] [46][47][48][49][50][85][96][52] [56][57][54][58][95][55]

Table 10-24. Manufacturing features (example 4) Dimension Feat. Feature Location Name ID R L W H Raw Material 100 70 60 [94] = (0,0,0) [1] 60 30 20 [85] = (70,20,0) StepThrough [2] 7 15 [105] = (15,0,45) 70 StepThrough [3] StepThrough 70 8 15 [104] = (45,0,45) [4] SlotThrough 50 10 10 [79] = (80,20,50) [5] SlotThrough 70 15 15 [99] = (22,0,30) [6] 3 30 (30,35,0) Hole Through [7] Hole Through 1.5 10 (7.5,10,45) [8] 1.5 10 (7.5,30,45) Hole Through [9] [10] Hole Through 0.75 55 (95,40,0) Hole Through 0.75 15 (60,47.5,30) [11] [12] 3 5 (7.5,10,55) Hole Blind 1.5 [13] 20 (7.5,50,35) Hole Blind Pocket Blind 1 [14] 61=(50.3,40.3,50) 10 15 20 (Round Corner) 1.5 [15] 5 (7.5,10,45) Cone Sink 1.5/3 (7.5,30,55) [16] 5 [17] 1.5 5 (7.5,30,45) Cone [18] Sink 1.5/3 5 (7.5,50,55) Sink 5 0.75/1.5 (95,40,55) [19] [20] 5 0.75/1.5 (60,47.5,45) Sink

Computer-Based Design and Manufacturing Table 10-24. Manufacturing features (example 4)(cont.) [21] Cone (60,47.5,30) 5

271

0.75

Table 7 0-25. Manufacturing features after merging and concatenation (example 4) Feat. Feature No. ID name [1]

Raw Material

[2]

Step_through

3 4 5 6

[3]+[4] [5] [6] [7]

7

[8]+[12]+[15]

8

[9]+[16]+[17]

9 10 11 12

[10]+[19] [ll]+[20]+[21] [18]+[13] [14]

SlotThrough SlotThrough Slot_Through Hole Through Counter Bore Blind Conic Bottom Counter Sink Blind Conic Bottom Counter Sink Through Counter Sink Blind Conic Bottom Counter Sink Blind Flat Bottom Pocket Blind (Round Comer)

Table 7 0-25. Manufacturing features after (example 4) (cont.) Feat. Location ID L W [94] = (0,0,0) 100 70 [1] [85] = (70,20,0) 60 30 [2] [105] = (15,0,45) 70 30 [3]+[4] [79] = (80,20,50) 50 10 [5] [99]=(22,0,30) 70 15 [6] (30,35,0) [7] [8]+[12]+[15] (7.5,10,40) [9]+[16]+[17] (7.5,30,40) [10]+[19] (95,40,0) [ll]+[20]+[21] (60,47.5,30) [18]+[13] (7.5,50,35) [14] 61=(50.3,40.3,50) 10 15

merging and concatenation Dimension H Ri 60 20 15 10 15 3 30 1.5 20 1.5/3 20 60 0.75/1.5 25 1.5/0.75 1.5/3 25 1 20

Hi

Jv2

10 3 5 1.5 5 0.75 5 0.75 1.5 5

rl2

5 10 55 15 20

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Table 10-26. Machining information (example 4) Operation Feature Feature sequence ID type SlotThrough [5] 1 Pocket Blind (Round 2 [14] Comer) 3 [3]+[4] Slot_Through [8]+[12]+ Counter Bore Blind 4 [15] Conic Bottom [9]+[16]+ Counter Sink Blind 5 [17] Conic Bottom Counter Sink Blind 6 [18]+[13] Flat Bottom 7 Slot_Through [6] Counter Sink Blind [ll]+[20]+[21] 8 Conic Bottom Step_tlirough 9 [2] HoleThrough 10 [7] 11

[ 10]+[ 19]

Counter Sink Through

Operation type Slotting_Milling PocketMilling Slotting_Milling Counter Boring Drilling Counter Sinking Drilling Counter Sinking Drilling Slotting_Milling Counter Sinking Drilling Shoulder_Milling Drilling Counter Sinking Drilling

Table 10-26. Machining information (example 4) (cont.) Operation Cutting Tool Feature approach tool sequence ID [0,1,0] or End Milling Cutter [5] [0,-1,0] Comer Rounding Milling [0,0,-1] [14] Cutter [0,1,0] or End Milling Cutter [3]+[4] [0,-1,0] [8]+[12]+ Drill + Counter Bore [0,0,-1] [15] Drill [9]+[16]+ Drill + Countersink [0,0,-1] Drill [17] Drill + Countersink [0,0,-1] [18]+[13] Drill [0,1,0] or End Milling Cutter [6] [0,-1,0] Drill + Countersink [0,0,-1] [ll]+[20]+[21] Drill [0,0,-1] Side Milling Cutter 9 [2] [0,0,-1] Twist Drill 10 [7] Drill + Countersink 11 [0,0,-1] [10]+[19] Drill

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Advantages of IFRM Methodology

The methodology discussed in this book has several advantages over other methods suggested in the literature. The following are some of the advantages of the proposed methodology: 1. By using the object-oriented approach, the proposed methodology has the ability to provide a good a generic representation of the simple and compound product data in which the feature, geometry, topology, and manufacturing data are associated. 2. The proposed methodology is flexible to the variations of the IGES file format from different vendors that offer different CAD systems. 3. The proposed methodology is separated the extraction module of the IGES entities of designed part from the subsequent modules of the program. This makes the proposed methodology easily adaptable to any other standard format such as STEP or DXF. 4. The proposed methodology uses the IGES format as a standard input. Most feature recognition approaches found in the literature have been developed via the internal data structure of the CAD system. Therefore, these approaches are specific domain for these CAD systems. 5. The proposed methodology operates in 3D solid modeling environment which gives it a powerful ability to be used by the current manufacturing technology. Most researchers who developed approaches via the IGES standard based these on 2D or wireframe representations. 6. The proposed methodology can also extract simple curved features such as round comers. This was not handled by several of the other methods proposed. Some of them have tried to approximate circular arcs to line segments; therefore, that does not produce accurate result when these features are mapped to manufacturing domain. 7. The proposed feature recognition algorithms developed in this methodology represent an excellent step toward linking the commercial CAD and CAM systems. Therefore, that will facilitate the concurrent engineering (CE) efforts for future CAD/CAM systems. 8. The output of the proposed methodology represents a good input for downstream applications of CAM such as computer numerical control (CNC) and inspection planning (IP). 9. The proposed methodology can handle generally the interaction problem between features in which the interaction is classified as intersecting and compound feature interactions. From the literature, most researchers had not considered both types of feature interactions in their approaches.

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Limitations of IFRM Methodology

1. For each extracted manufacturing feature, the proposed methodology searches the feature list (the basic entities which are edges and faces) sequentially and applies the production rules. Thus this can be improved by using the optimization techniques so the edges and faces, which could constitute a feature, will be selected faster. 2. The process planning stage emphasizes only two types of machining operations (milling and drilling) owing to the nature of the extracted manufacturing features. 3. The proposed methodology handles only prismatic parts.

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This methodology is considered an excellent step toward automating CAM applications. Therefore, the proposed intelligent feature recognition methodology (IFRM) can encourage future researchers to conduct more work for complete automating CAM applications. Some points can be taken into account for future work: 1. A complete process planning module that includes detailed machining information, production time and cost of the designed parts should be addressed. 2. To minimize the execution time of the developed program, graph theory can be used to reduce the selected number of edges and faces of any features. 3. The merging rules of the methodology can be extended to handle any new manufacturing features such as rotational and free form features. The proposed methodology allows for such new features to be added. However, the merging rules then need to be extended to handle these new features. Moreover, as a future work, the merging rules should guarantee (the reliability) which implies that all the features that can be combined are merged correctly (the algorithms converge). 4. The proposed methodology should provide a design for manufacturing (DFM) analysis to ensure the machining information capabilities for each manufacturing feature.


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5. To fully standardize the system, the current methodology should be extended to the other standard formats such as STEP. 6. Optimizing the machining sequence of the designed parts, in order to minimize both production time and cost, should be created. 7. Automatic inspection planning as an application of CAM should be developed. Automatic inspection plans for the designed parts should be generated to make sure that the designed parts meet the required quality specifications. 8. Automatic fixture design as another application of CAM should be developed. Variations in product designs require that fixtures should be intelligent and flexible to the high-speed, small-volume manufacturing systems. As a result, systematic methodologies that integrate design within an automated environment rather than designing the actual fixture itself are urgently required.

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Summary

Computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) can be defined as developing a fully automatic manufacturing system from which a complete product can be manufactured via the most efficient means fi-om design stage to manufacturing stage. CIM is almost impossible in the absence of the integration of design and manufacturing. Feature recognition plays a key factor toward achieving the integration of design and manufacturing. Although many researchers have encountered feature recognition problems, there is still a need for further improvement of the previous methodologies found in the literature. In this section, a methodology for feature analysis and extraction of prismatic parts for CAM applications is proposed and the implemented system is presented. This approach aims to achieve CAD/CAM integration. Different CAD or geometric modeling packages store the information related to the design in their own databases and the structures of these databases are different from each other. As a result, no common or standard structure has so far been developed that can be used by all CAD packages. For this reason this proposed methodolgy will develop a feature recognition algorithm that has the ability to communicate with the different CAD/CAM systems. Part design was introduced through CAD software and was represented as a solid model. The CAD software generates and provides the geometrical information of the part design in the form of an ASCII file (IGES) that is then used as standard format that provides the proposed

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methodology the abihty to communicate with the different CAD/CAM systems. The boundary (B-rep) geometrical information of the part design is analyzed by a feature recognition program that is created specifically to extract the features from the geometrical information based on the geometric reasoning approach. The proposed feature recognition program is able to recognize the following features: slots (through, blind, and round comers), pockets (through, blind, and round corners), inclined surfaces, holes (blind and through), steps (through, blind, and round comers), counter bore (bind and through) holes, counter sink (bind and through) holes, etc. Also, the proposed methodology is developed to handle the interaction between the features. These features, called manufacturing information, are mapped to process planning function as an application for CAM. The system is developed in C++ language on a PC-based system. Finally, four case studies are used to illustrate the validity of the proposed methodology. Table 10-27 summarizes the characteristics of designed parts and the execution times for the four case studies.

Table 10-27. Summary for results of case studies Case No. 1 2 3 4

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Part IV: Advanced Topics

Chapter 11

Rapid Prototyping

11.1

Introduction

Rapid prototyping (RP) is a technique for direct conversion of 3D CAD data into a physical prototype using a number of techniques, mostly based on slicing a three-dimensional object into multiple two-dimensional layers and building them up one layer at a time. Industries have been using RP techniques increasingly to reduce their product development cycle. Having realized the potential of RP for prototyping applications, a large number of processes have been developed allowing the use of various materials ranging from plastics to metals for the development of prototypes. Rapid manufacturing (RM) is the term for applying RP for production of final manufactured parts. Rapid tooling (RT) generally concerns the production of molds and tooling inserts using RP. RP and RT are means for compressing the time-to-market of products and lowering the cost, considered as competitiveness-enhancing technologies.'^'* Rapid prototyping can be used to check for form, fit, and function of prototypes especially in tooling. RP parts are used for visual inspection, ergonomic evaluation, and masters for secondary manufacturing processes in various stages of new product development.^^ The process has been used in the automotive, consumer products, casting, and toy industries. An estimated 3.55 million models and prototype parts were build worldwide using RP techniques in 2001.This is an increase of 18.3% from the 3 million models produced in 2000.^°'' Since at the design stage, two copies of a unique design are buih on the average, it is estimated that some 1.72 million distinctive parts were produced in 2001. Research has shown that the total costs for new products can be reduced by as much as 30 to 60%,^"'^°^ and

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lead times can be reduced by 50 to 60%.'*^ RP has a direct fabrication ability that reduces tooling cost. It does not involve tooling and fixturing. RP can also be used for design of very complicated objects with self-similarity feature.'^' Contemporary CAD systems can no longer handle the object when the object has a very complicated shape with self-similarity. Most objects in nature are by design self-similar. RP processes are used in reverse engineering (RE) and new product development (NPD). Reverse Engineering takes a manual or computeraided method to duplicate an existing object or system. Reverse Engineering has gained importance to speed up product development process in recent years. This is especially true since the manufacturing process is being outsourced to nations with cheaper labor and 70% of the product cost is committed at the design stage. RP can be used for a variety of applications. These applications have been categorized into four main functions: parts for modeling and presentations, functional prototypes, tooling and process parts, production, and manufacturable parts. Model prototypes are nonfunctional parts, although they are developed with high accuracy in shape and dimension.^ The RP model can be used for concept validation, design verification and form, and fit analysis of assembly parts. Functional prototypes are developed to be analyzed under the same conditions as in actual use. Material selection and use is an important part of this process becuase the properties of the prototype material should be very similar to the properties of the material that will be used for the actual component. These are physical properties such as stress and strain and thermal properties such as expansion. Process parts are used to create functional prototypes. RP models can be used as patterns for molds in investment and sand casting processes. This process is known as the indirect approach to rapid tooling. They can also be used as direct approach in case of the design of the pattern in spray metal operation. Finally, the production parts are directly manufactured using rapid prototyping equipment. This process is known as rapid manufacturing. Material used in this category of RP application must have all the characteristics of the final product as it is processed using the traditional manufacturing operations.''^ The first recorded rapid manufactured part was developed on a SLS (selective laser sintering) machine in 1992. These parts must have the required durability and functional. Figure 11-1 shows applications of RP in manufacturing sectors of the United States.^"^


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BeneHts of Rapid Prototyping Technology

Rapid prototyping (RP) has a strong impact on productivity, which means getting a product from concept to prototype to reality in as fast and as an inexpensive method as possible. Conventionally, producing prototypes, testing them, and approving them have been a slow and costly process. Conventional prototyping can take a long period of time from weeks to months, depending on the complication of the design and the method used.^^ RP can assist radically in reducing the prototype life cycle and the related costs. Moreover, RP computerizes the fabrication of prototypes from 3D CAD designs. A physical prototype provides more information about a product compared with the information that can be obtained from the design drawing. The following are the general benefits of using RP technology in the industries^': Quickly try out "new" design concepts Troubleshoot existing or new designs Obtain ideas for future design changes Better communication among engineering teams Functional testing of designs Marketing Production tooling and fixturing can be better planned. Packaging and shipping methods can be explored.

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RP processes are categorized based on the material types (powder, liquid, solid, etc.) and the building technology (laser, adhesive, extrusion, etc.) The stereolithography file (STL) is generated from the solid model CAD data and then used as input to the RP machines to generate the part. Some of the available RP technologies are fused deposition modeling (FDM), laminated object manufacturing (LOM), stereolithography and selective laser sintering (SLS). Most of these processes use layered manufacturing techniques (LMT). Rapid manufacturing refers to the direct manufacture of solid 3D parts using LMT techniques. Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) has been used to manufacture parts for the space shuttle and space labs at Boeing.'^^ SLS has also been used to make parts at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab. The first stage of producing a rapid prototype is a 3D CAD solid model or surface model generated by any CAD software. Becuase the rapid prototyping system generates a precise physical duplicate of the solid modeling CAD design, it is important that the CAD design should be excellent. The geometrical solid model CAD data are converted into STL file format by the used CAD software. The word STL is especially developed for stereolithography rapid prototyping systems. It has become the standard format/interface between a 3D solid model CAD design and any rapid prototyping systems.' Normally, the 3D solid surface is approximated by a surface consisting of triangular facets. The STL file gives the X, Y, and Z coordinates of the vertices of each triangular facet. Therefore, it is necessary that the generated faceted surfaces should be perfectly defined in the STL file format. Today's rapid prototyping systems support software that validates the STL file. The software has the capability to recognize the defective regions of the file and fix them. The repair process is automated by the computer software and it is not always guaranteed. So, it is essential to review the corrected file for validation purposes.^" Many problems can affect the accuracy of the STL file. Becuase STL files are made of a group of triangular facets and each triangle consists of straight sides, the rapid prototyping design might not consist totally of straight sides. For example, the complex curves and designs are basic features of today's design. To overcome this problem, the curved surface using a planar surface should be perfectly defined. If the curved surface is defined by a small number of triangular facets, the STL file will not be compatible with the actual design. Therefore, the generated rapid prototyping part will not be extremely accurate and the flat surfaces will be noticeable. As a result of defining a curved surface with an enormous number of triangular facets, the curved surface can be represented more


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accurately. Generating the typical STL file for curved surfaces is an important task in the rapid prototyping processes; therefore most of the solid CAD softwares support techniques for controlling the number of the generated triangles.'^ CAD data can be used to create two types of prototypes: soft prototypes and hard prototypes. Soft prototypes can be defined as computer-generated graphics of a design in which visualization tools integrate CAD-based systems and animation to facilitate a detailed observation of the model. The generated soft prototypes by visualization tools cannot be touched; however, it can provide another way of conveying the product design specifications. On the other hand, hard prototypes can be defined as the physical models that can be touched and observed in 3D views. There are many factors affecting the selection of the rapid prototyping process. These factors are''^: Part resolution Post-processing operations Available RP systems to the designer Prototype material characteristics Available time

11.4

Rapid Prototyping Systems

The rapid systems covered in this chapter are: 1. Stereolithography (SLA) 2. Solid ground curing (SGC) 3. Laminated object manufacturing (LOM) 4. Selective laser sintering (SLS) 5. Direct shell production casting (DSPC) 6. Fused deposition modeling (FDM) These systems are discussed in detail in the following subsections:

11.4.1

Stereolithography (SLA)

Stereolithography (SLA) is developed via 3D solid modeling systems. It is a popular rapid prototyping process; approximately 60% of rapid prototyping operations can use the stereolithography process. The A in SLA stands for apparatus.

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11.4.1.1 Stereolithography Process Preparation To create a part using the SLA process, the following steps should be done: 1 .The STL file is generated by CAD software. 2.The generated file is provided into the rapid prototyping machine. 3.The support file is generated. 4.The STL file and support file are sliced with the slice program. 5.The BFF file is generated. 6.The BFF file is uploaded into the rapid prototyping machine. The material container is an element of the machine and never removed unless to change resin. The platform is mounted onto the elevator of the machine and moves up and down within the resin container.

11.4.1.2 SLA Process As shown in Figure 11-2. The stereolithography (SLA) process develops parts as follows*"": 1. A directed laser beam reproduces the shape of slice files onto the build material. Supports are built first. 2. The region laser-traced onto the build material cures, solidifying the first layer of the laser trace. Support structures are reproduced concurrently as needed. 3. The platform with the first layer of the part and/or support is let down the surface of the build material. 4. The solidified build material is wiped to level it and avoid build-up of material at one end of the container. 5. The platform is lowered one layer below the surface of the build material. 6. The previous steps are repeated until the part and supports are built layer by layer. 7. When the part is completed, the model is detached from the machine and the supports are manually removed from the part. 8. The part is cleaned, post-cured in an ultraviolet PC A (post-curing apparatus), and finished as required.


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11.4.1.3.1 Advantages of SLA The following are the advantages of the SLA process^°: 1. Productivity: Parts can be fabricated in a short period of time (hours/days), depending on the design complexity without the need for machining or tooling. 2. Unattended operation: The SLA process can run from build start to build finish without the need of a worker. 3. Accuracy: The accuracy of SLA parts is good. 4. Reliability: SLA systems are very reliable. 5. Flexibility: Several parts can be built in the same build envelope. 6. Material usage: Slight waste is created. 7. Surface finish and appearance: The surface finish and shape of produced parts are very good. 8. Part strength: Part strength is excellent; therefore parts are used for the following tests: stress, airflow, fluids, and photoelastic analysis.

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Photocurable resins such as those used in SLA are brittle. Use of these resins causes the following problems^": 1. Cracking: Cracking of SLA-built parts is common when parts are drilled and have fasteners driven into them. 2. Changing in dimension due to absorption of moisture: Becuase the material continues to cure and absorb ambient moisture from the air, parts generated from SLA resins face some problems such as changes in dimension and distorting. 3. Support creation and subsequent removal: Numerous parts produced via SLA require the construction of supports. As a result, manual removal and disposal of the supports are essential. 4. Cleaning and curing: Some SLA resin-based parts must be cleaned using a solvent such as alcohol. 5. Long Build Time: Becuase SLA run time is proportional to the volume of the designed part, so, building of large solid parts may require long time.

11.4.2

Solid Ground Curing (SGC)

Solid ground curing (SGC) was developed by Cubital. SGC is a rapid prototyping system that utilizes an ultraviolet light to cure each layer of liquid resin. In contrast with laser-based systems, SGC process cures a whole layer in one exposure, rather than tracing the part with a beam.^°^

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To create a part using the SGC process, the following steps should be done: i. The STL file is generated and loaded into the controller of the SGC rapid prototyping machine, ii. Containers of build material and wax are filled.

11.4.2.2 SGC Process As shown in Figure 11-3, the solid ground curing (SGC) process generates parts as follows^": 1. A xerographic negative of the initial working slice is printed onto a glass plate. The segment of the glass plate representing the slice to be built is transparent.


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Computer-Based Design and Manufacturing 2. The build platform is coated with a thin layer of photocurable liquid resin. 3. The build platform moves into a position under the glass plate and both are aligned under an ultraviolet lamp. 4. High-intensity ultraviolet light passes through the plate to cure the resin under the transparent portion of the glass. 5. Uncured resin is vacuumed off the build platform. 6. A layer of liquid support wax is deposited onto the build platform, filling in the spaces among the cured areas, and is hardened by a chill plate. 7. A part of the solidified resin and wax is milled off to give a consistent surface for deposition of resin for the next layer. 8. The build platform moves under a dominant ultraviolet lamp for final curing of the layer. 9. The process continues until the part or parts are built. 10. The solid cube of wax and parts is removed for dewaxing. 11. The wax is dissolved and washed away with hot water or a solution of hot water and citric acid.

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Advantages and Disadvantages of SGC

11.4.2.3.1 Advantages of SGC The following are the advantages of the SGC process*^: 1. Stable build environment: The build surrounding decreases the possibility of curling and warping. Moreover, it reduces the need for supports and final curing. 2. Throughput: Becuase parts can be nested and stacked, a whole layer can be cured with one 6-second exposure of light. 3. Build geometry: Any 3D solid geometric design can be built in any configuration. 4. Build time: Parts can be built overnight, with attended operation. 5. Interruptable operation: In an urgent situation, the build cycle can be intermittent for a high-priority build. On the other hand. Because of the potential for something to go wrong, this is not recommended unless totally needed.

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following: 1. Attended operation: The SGC process is labor-intensive. The process needs to be continuously supervised. 2. Dewaxing cycle: After curing, the wax needs to be washed away with water/citric-acid solution. 3. Solid waste disposal: A portion of each layer of build material and wax is milled off 4. Liquid waste disposal: Ahhough the working environment is good, the wax and water, or wax/water/citric acid from the dewaxing cycle must be disposed of.

11.4.3

Laminated Object Manufacturing (LOM)

Laminated object manufacturing (LOM) is a rapid prototyping system that utilizes 3D solid model CAD data to build up prototype models from sheet material.

11.4.3.1

LOM Process Preparation

To create a part using the LOM process, the following steps should be done: 1. 3D solid model CAD data is entered into the process controller. 2. The software generates cross-sectional slices. 3. The paper feeder is loaded with the desired material.

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LOM Process

As shown in Figure 11-4. The laminated object manufacturing (LOM) process creates parts as follows'^^: 1. A sheet of build material is placed over the LOM machine's elevator platform on which a build plate rests. 2. The elevator moves up until the plate makes contact with the build material. 3. The initial layer of material is laminated to a layer of tape on the elevator platform. 4. A laser beam cuts the cross-sectional outline of the initial layer of material. 5. The laser beam cuts a Crosshatch design into the excess material to assist the removal process. 6. The laser beam also cuts a wall that supports the model and crosshatched excess material.


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The elevator platform raises to detach the traced design from the roll of build material, and then lowers. A second layer of build material is advanced. The elevator platform raises to make contact with the build material. The heated laminating roller presses down the second layer to bond it to the initial layer. The previous steps continue until the complete model is completed. The laminated stack and surrounding wall and plate are removed from the elevator platform. The surrounding wall is detached. Excess external and internal material is removed to reveal the model.

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process : 1. Inexpensive: Both material investment and the LOM process are very inexpensive. 2. No toxic materials: Only nontoxic fumes from laser cutting are generated. The fumes can be vented. 3. Accuracy: Laminated object manufacturing parts were once prone to dimensional nonstability, particularly in the Z-axis. Improvements in materials and the process of the machine can reduce this problem. 4. Semi-attended operation: The laminated object manufacturing process can run unattended.

11.4.3.3.2 Disadvantages of LOM There are many limitations of using the LOM process. They include the following: 1. Dimensional stability: Until they are sealed, LOM papers are susceptible to swelling because of humidity. Even though improvements in the process and materials can reduce this problem, LOM parts have some Z-axis accuracy problems. Z height should be supervised during the building process. 2. Internal cavities: Some parts require stopping the process to eliminate the waste. Moreover, the part should be split or delaminated to clean out interior cavities, after which the part can be bonded back together. 3. Post-production time: Depending on the complexity of the designed model, post production time to eliminate the whole waste can be labor-intensive. 4. Secondary processes: To generate accurately functional parts, secondary processes are required.

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Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)

Selective laser sintering (SLS) is a rapid prototyping system that utilizes a laser to fuse (sinter) powdered material to build the layers of a part.

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11.4.4.1 SLS Process Preparation To create a part using the SLS process, the following steps should be done: 1. A CAD file in STL format is loaded into the controller of the SLS rapid prototyping machine. 2. The cartridges containing the required build material are installed.

11.4.4.2 SLS Process As shown in Figure 11-5, the Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) process creates parts as follows''': 1. A thin layer of heat-fusible build material is deposited onto the partbuilding bed within the build chamber. 2. The 3D solid modeling software slices the part files and the heat generating CO2 laser draws the initial layer of the part to be built onto the powdered build material. The initial layer is supported by unfused material beneath it. 3. The particles of material contacted by the laser fuse together to form a solid mass. The intensity of the laser beam is modulated to fuse the powder only in the areas defined by the design geometry of the slice. 4. The part-building bed lowers a depth of one slice. 5. A roller mechanism deposits the next layer of build material on top of the previous layer. 6. The previous steps are repeated, building the part as each layer fuses to the one beneath it. 7. When the build is accomplished, the part is removed from the build chamber. 8. Loose material falls away or is brushed off in the break-out station. 9. The part may be post-processed as required.

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11.4.4.3.1 Advantages of SLS The following are the advantages of the selective laser sintering process: 1. Wide variety of build materials: A very wide variety of build materials are used in the SLS process. Moreover, materials are cheap 2. Unattended operation: The SLS process can run from build start to build finish without the supervision of a worker.


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No support materials required: Powders perform as natural supports. Post-curing: No post-curing is needed, excluding sand and metal. Post-curing of plastic parts is not required in the SLS process. Multiple part building: Many parts are built and stacked within the SLS build envelope. OPTICS C02 LASER BEAM

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6. Strength and durability: Strength and durability are excellent, especially in nylon materials. 7. Little waste: Material that is not fused in the SLS process can be recycled and reused. 8. Accuracy and surface finish: The accuracy, surface finish, and shape of parts generated by the SLS process are excellent. 9. Thin walls: Very thin walls can be accomplished. 10. Easy cleanup of parts: Free materials usually fall off the completed part. What remains is easy to brush off. 11. Metal and sand offer unique applications: SLS provides metal and sand applications that other rapid prototyping processes do not support.

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11.4.4.3.2 Disadvantages of SLS There are many limitations of using the SLS process. They include the following: 1. Temperature sensitivity: To avoid oxidation of materials during the build process, it is necessary to maintain a nitrogen inert environment. The material fusing temperature should be held to just below its melting point. 2. Metal builds: As a consequence of the temperature requirements for the build, metals can be very difficult to use. 3. Surface sealing requirement: Cleanup of SLS parts is uncomplicated; however, to improve the rough, powdery surface finish of the part, some form of sealing and sanding is necessary. 4. Build envelope is limited: The build envelope is small. 5. Use of entire platform: Some materials will not build in a good manner if the whole platform is used.

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Direct Shell Production Casting (DSPC)

Direct shell production casting (DSPC) was developed by Soligen. DSPC is based on 3D printing process invented at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and licensed to Soligen. DSPC is a rapid prototyping system that is different in two significant areas''": • A process that is different from all other rapid prototyping processes • A company that markets services rather than equipment The DSPC process is basically a 3D printing process that generates ceramic molds for metal castings with interior cores directly from a 3D solid model CAD file, avoiding the requirement of the traditional tooling.

11.4.5.1 DSPC Process Preparation To produce a part using the DSPC process: 1. A 3D solid model CAD file is generated in STL format. 2. The CAD file is forwarded to Soligen.


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11.4.5.2 DSPC Process As shown in Figure 11-6, the direct shell production casting (DSPC) process creates parts as follows'"^": 1. Using a 3D solid model CAD file, Soligen designs a virtual model for net shape casting and the gating system. 2. Soligen then creates a digital model of a ceramic mold, including integral cores to produce the hollow sections. The digital model is transferred to the DSPC rapid prototyping system. 3. The DSPC rapid prototyping system automatically spreads the initial layer of build material, a ceramic powder. 4. A liquid binder is "printed" onto the powder layer to define the crosssection of the mold. The initial layer is lowered and the next layer of ceramic powder is spread. 5. The process is repeated until the whole mold is "printed." The mold is then fired to create a rigid ceramic mold surrounded by unbound powder. 6. Unbound ceramic powder is removed from the mold. 7. At Soligen's foundry, the mold is filled with molten metal. After the metal cools, the ceramic and gating metal are removed.

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Advantages and Disadvantages of DSPC

11.4.5.3.1 Advantages of DSPC The following are advantages of the DSPC process: 1. Patternless process: DSPC is a patternless process that produces molds directly and eliminates tooling, wax, and shell dipping. 2. Integral cores: In the DSPC process, there is no need for core prints or core boxes. 3. Reduced production time: Functional metal parts are produced in a short period of time. 4. Unique casting capability: Castings are easily produced that cannot be produced by conventional casting processes.

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Preparation - A design of virtually any shape is sent to Sollgen.

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1. One part from one mold: The ceramic mold is destroyed after releasing the cast part. Therefore, only one part can be produced per mold. 2. Surface finish: DSPC castings often show the layer steps of the DSPC process. Internal surfaces that show the layer divisions are hard to sand smooth out. 3. Mass production: Castings can be produced that cannot be produced by conventional casting processes. This advantage can lead to a disadvantage because the part that is prototyped cannot be mass produced conventionally.

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Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)

Fused deposition modeling (FDM) is a process that uses a computercontrolled extrusion head to deposit build material from the STL file. The fused deposition modeling process is basically the same for all Stratasys models.

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FDM Process

As shown in Figure 11-7. The FDM process builds 3D prototypes from 3D solid model CAD file or surface models'^'. 1. Build material is fed to the FDM machine extrusion head from a spool. 2. The build material is melted by the temperature-controlled extrusion head. 3. The semi-liquid build material is extruded and deposited in thin layers onto a fixtureless base. 4. The deposition process is repeated layer by layer to build up a threedimensional model.

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Becuase the FDM process uses two extrusion heads, support material may be either the same as or different from the build material. Moreover, the following are some important aspects of this matter: • To help easy, snap-off removal, perforations are created where the supports join the model. • No special cleanup is necessary.


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Advantages of F D M

Tlie following are advantages of the FDM process: 1. A variety of build materials: As a consequence of the availability of many different build materials, FDM is mainly good for functional prototyping. 2. Easy removal of support material: Support material is easily removable. Moreover, except for the support material, no material is wasted.

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There are many limitations of using the FDM process. They include the following: 1. Delamination: FDM prototypes built with certain materials exhibit weak interlaminar strength. They tend to delaminate when bent, or


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to shear along layer boundaries. 2. Envelope size: Because FDM uses a gantry, however, potentially the envelope is unlimited. 3. Speed: The FDM process is relatively slow.

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Summary

Rapid prototyping (RP) is a technology that enables the building of physical models and prototype parts from three-dimensional CAD data. RP builds the physical models and prototype parts from plastic, liquid, powdered, and sheet materials in thin cross-sections based on a computer model. The rapid systems covered in this chapter are: stereolithography (SLA), solid ground curing (SGC), laminated object manufacturing (LOM), selective laser sintering (SLS), direct shell production casting (DSPC), and fused deposition modeling (FDM). Each one of these systems had some advantages and some limitations.

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Problems

Define rapid prototyping (RP) and state its importance. Define the term, STL. Differentiate between soft prototypes and hard prototypes. Name five rapid prototyping systems. Explain the steps of the stereolithography process. What are the Advantages and Limitations of SLA? Describe solid ground curing (SGC) process. List the Advantages and Limitations of the SGC process. Explain in detail laminated object manufacturing (LOM) and its advantages and limitations. 11.10. What is the selective laser sintering (SLS) process? Explain. 11.11. Describe the direct shell production casting (DSPC) process. 11.12. Explain the fused deposition modeling (FDM) process. 11.13. Explain the advantages and limitations of the FDM process.

Chapter 12 Collaborative Engineering

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Introduction

During the past decade, global manufacturing competition has increased significantly. Consequently, the manufacturing industry in the United States has been undergoing some fundamental changes, including a move to lowcost, high-quality systems and a shift in focus from large business customers to diffused commodity market for customers of all sizes and types. The obstacle includes shortened product life cycle, high-quality product, highly diversified and global markets, and unexpected changes of technologies and customer needs. As a result the companies are heading toward vendor basedmanufacturing, i.e., the manufacturers are trying to get most of the work done by the vendors so as to minimize the time-to-market.'" The focus on customer-driven market, coupled with increased competition, requires fast updating of designs, flexibility in manufacturing systems, and responsiveness in production schedules. Two of the more important elements in today's changing environment are increased product sophistication and variation. To remain competitive, manufacturers must minimize total costs while being quick to develop and market new products. This involves integrating many diverse functional areas of an organization into a process of creating a better design when viewed across the entire product life cycle. One of the consequences of the demand for this integration of resources has been the necessity for teams of engineers, often from several areas and geographical locations, to work together over networks, supported by information and computer services. The major problem here is the integration of the various types of data involved in an enterprise and how to deal with this diversified data and information.^^

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Product Design and Development Process

Product development is the process of creating a new product to be sold by a business or enterprise to its customers. Design refers to those activities involved in creating the styling, look and feel of the product; deciding on the product's mechanical architecture; selecting materials and processes; and engineering the various components necessary to make the product work. Development refers collectively to the entire process of identifying a market opportunity, creating a product to appeal to the identified market, and finally testing, modifying and refining the product until it is ready for production.'^'^ The task of developing evident products is difficult, time-consuming, and costly. Noteworthy products are not simply designed, but instead they evolve over time through countless hours of research; analysis; design studies; engineering and prototyping efforts; and finally, testing, modifying, and retesting until the design has been perfected.^^ The impulse for a new product normally comes from a perceived market opportunity or from the development of a new technology. Consequently, new products are broadly categorized as either market-pull products or technology-push products. With a market-pull product, the marketing department of the company first determines that sales could be increased if a new product were designed to appeal to a particular segment of its customers. Engineering is then asked to determine the technical feasibility of the new product idea. This interaction is reversed with a technology-push product. When a technical breakthrough opens the way for a new product, marketing then attempts to determine the idea's prospects in the marketplace. In many cases, the technology itself may not actually point to a particular product, but instead to new capabilities and benefits that could be packaged in a variety of ways to create a number of different products. *'*' With either scenario, manufacturing is responsible for estimating the cost of building the prospective new product, and their estimations are used to project a selling price and estimate the potential profit for the company. If the decision has been taken to outsource some of the components in the final product, the vendors come into direct consideration. The vendors become a part of the design team, as they will be contributing toward the final product. Hence, it is very important to consider the vendors' involvement in the design process beginning from the initial stages of the design and development of the product.


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12.2.1 Integrated Product Development (IPD) Very few products are developed by an individual working alone. It is unlikely that an individual will have all the necessary skills in marketing, industrial design, mechanical and electronic engineering, manufacturing processes and materials, tool-making, packaging design, graphic art, and project management, etc. Development is normally done by a design team as an integrated approach. The team leader draws on talent in a variety of disciplines, often from both outside and inside of the organization. As a general rule, the cost of a development effort is a factor of the number of people involved and the time required fostering the initial concept into a fully refined product.'^^ Integrated product development (IPD) practices are recognized as critical to the development of competitive products in today's fast-paced global economy. Product development teams, particularly when team members are collocated, are a critical element of IPD practices to facilitate early involvement and parallel design of products and their processes. As a company grows larger and products become more complex, hierarchical organizations are established to master the increasingly large organization size, the technical complexity, and the specialization that evolves to master this complexity.'^^ This company growth also results in the geographic dispersion of people and functional departments. These factors inhibit many of the informal relationships that previously provided effective communication and coordination between functions. Functional departments tend to focus inwardly on functional objectives. This is often described as the functional bin. A hierarchical organization structure with enterprise activities directed by functional managers becomes incapable of coordinating the many cross-functional activities required to support product development as the enterprise moves toward parallel design of product and process and a focus on time-to-market. Product development teams (PDTs) are a way to address this complexity by organizing the necessary skills and resources on a team basis to support product and process development in a highly interactive, parallel collaborative manner.'^"

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The Principles of IPD

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meeting those needs and being successful in the market. Once customer requirements are defined, track and tightly manage those requirements and minimize creeping elegance that will stretch out development. Plan and Manage Product Development. Integrate product development with the business strategy and business plans. Determine the impact of time-to-market on product development and consider time and quality as a source of competitive advantage. Use Product Development Teams. Early involvement of all the related departmental personnel in product development provides a multifunctional perspective and facilitate the parallel design of product and process, reducing design iterations and production problems. Collocation improves communication and coordination among team members. Involve Suppliers and Subcontractors Early. Suppliers know their product technology, product application, and process constraints best. Utilize this expertise during product development and optimize product designs. Integrate CAD/CAM and CAE Tools. Integrated CAD/CAM/CAE tools working with a common digital product model to facilitate capture, analysis, and refinement of product and process design data in a more timely manner. Featurebased solids modeling, parametric modeling, and electronic design frameworks facilitate the downstream interpretation, analysis, and use of this product data. Simulate Product Performance and Manufacturing Processes Electronically. Solids modeling with variation analysis and interference checking allow for electronic mock-ups. Analysis and simulation tools such as FEA, thermal analysis, NC verification, and software simulation can be used to develop and refine both product and process design inexpensively. Improve the Design Process Continuously. Re-engineer the design process and eliminate non-value-added activities. Continued integration of technical tools, design activities, and formal methodologies will improve the design process.

Collaborative Engineering Approach

Engineering paradigm such as participatory design, concurrent design, and TQM all focus on teamwork. Participatory design supports cooperation


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between users and system designers.^^ Concurrent engineering especially focuses on cooperation between design and production. TQM requires cooperation between all departments of an enterprise. Collaborative engineering is an innovative method for product development, which integrates the widely distributed engineers for virtual collaboration. The reasons for widely geographically dispersed teams are various, such as: locality of certain resources and competence, or perhaps different production costs. Computer modeling is used in the whole engineering design process resulting in virtual prototypes. The high edge technology is required to enssure real time, interactive engineering process. This includes highperformance workstations with advanced visualization and modeling software, high-speed networks for data transfer, compatible data exchange medium and appropriate standards including those for product data representation.''^ The need for integration continues when the design enters the preliminary and detail design phases. In the virtual, integrated, concurrent design environment, designers interact by sharing information and reaching agreements. By considering proper integration and interaction from the beginning, the problems with the final integration of activities will be significantly reduced. In this context, an integrated system is desired to reduce the overall design cycle time by eliminating the repetitive calculations to obtain optimum results.'^'

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Role of Collaboration in IPD

Collaborative engineering is considered to be important for any engineering company wishing to survive in the present market. The growing complexity of products and the design process has elevated the importance of efficient product design and development. The pressure for reducing the cycle time of product development, engineering, and manufacturing has made it necessary to improve the integration of these functions and to manage the interfaces. Collaboration is one of the central requirements for engineering today.'^^ The shift from the traditional design and manufacturing paradigm to a new, virtual, and agile model is generally observed. The traditional model is the one with very limited information sharing, static organizational structure, and almost no cooperation among the competitors.^^

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Figure 12-1. Design scenario - Participants in design team are distributed geograpliically. Each presents his own viewpoint and software tool, but understanding of the process as a complete product is needed.

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Product Development Teams (PDTs) and Collocation

Product development teams (PDTs) are formed with personnel from various functional departments to support different stages of development process including the production and services as shown in Figure 12-1. This early involvement will result in a complete understanding of all the requirements and a consensus approach to the design of both the product and its manufacturing and support processes.*^ Product development teams promote open discussion and innovative thinking resulting in superior products, more efficient processes, and, ultimately a more satisfied customer. The focus of the team is to satisfy the external customer's product and support requirements as well as the internal customer (functional department) requirements related to factors such as producibility, cost, supportability, testability, etc.


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Although PDTs require more resources early in the development cycle, the result will be not only superior designs, but also reduced resources over the life cycle of development, production, and support through reduced design iterations. The team approach will lead to greater commitment to the design and will result in a smoother transition to production/*^"

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A key factor in the effectiveness of the PDT is the opportunity for regular interaction among team members and working together as a true team. If a team only meets periodically much as a committee would, interaction, working relationships, collaboration, and effectiveness are limited. The majority of potential communication among team members regarding a product development effort is informal. The physical proximity of an ^êxpert" in another discipline will trigger asking a question and seeking or sharing information. Collaboration not only facilitates this communication but also improves the nature of working relationships and leads to a more streamlined development process. This improved informal

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communication and coordination accelerates development activities and truly enables a parallel mode of development.^' The important stage of collaboration is breaking down barriers between departments that result in throwing designs over the wall. As personnel have an opportunity to interact and develop relationships, issues and questions can more easily be resolved. Personnel learn of other expertise and there is a greater opportunity to take advantage of "hidden knowledge." As the organization moves toward implementing PDTs, the closer proximity of the functional departments makes it easier for the team members to work together and coordinate activities. As individuals are working on a day-to-day basis in close proximity, they have an opportunity to develop a close working relationship that improves overall team dynamics. This enhances the frequency and quality of communication. There is greater opportunity for feedback and discussion.''^ Team members can respond more rapidly to issues and initiate process tasks more quickly.

12.7

Product Design in a Collaborative Environment

As described in Section 3, the product design requires team efforts and it cannot be initiated and completed by an individual single-handedly. Currently industry recognizes the need for overlapping of tasks to reduce the design cycle time. Any product development activity starts with the development of a product model. This product model is utilized for design analysis manufacturing feasibility, etc. In a collaborative environment, the product model representation should capture all the geometric and technological information, which would be required for further analysis. The visual representation is usually developed in CAD packages and the technological data such as surface roughness, material, etc. should be closely associated with it.^' This will help the designers to easily access and modify the information at every stage of the development process.'*' In a traditional paradigm, engineering occurs in a sequential manner. Design must occur largely before manufacturing; testing must occur after manufacturing has started but before full-scale production is undertaken. However, collaborative engineering is based on the observation that there is no necessary condition forcing that expertise to occur only at the required stage. In most cases, experts from several fields are absolutely essential at every stage of product development. There is a need to provide a variety of expertise concurrently in each stage of a sequential process. These experts are grouped in different teams. Each team is responsible for its respective


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process. For a reduction in product development cycles, it is necessary to capture complete product model information that can be utilized by product design modules for further processing. Also, the product models should be accessible to geographically dispersed product developers (i.e., designers and process planners) as well as remotely located product design modules. This necessitates a collaborative integrated framework that can meet the need for this increased agility in production organizations.'*'*

12.7.1 Collaborative Marketplace A major problem in achieving effective and timely product designs and product innovations has been the long design and product development process. The long design development process can be attributed to the need for many design iterations and problems typically solved with meetings and many phone calls. Many times, work is accomplished in informal collaboration, where the emphasis is on exploration of the ideas, compared to formal collaboration, which mostly consists of confirming designs that are brought to the meetings. However, traditional collaboration is geographically limited. Colleagues are not easily able to collaborate and exchange their ideas if they are situated in different locations. The collaborative marketplace has been evolving over the last 15 years, delivering technologies that enable coordination and information sharing, virtual meetings, and more recently virtual collocation. The promise of these technologies is to improve organizational ability to collaborate, coordinate, and share information in order to facilitate inter- and intra-organizational teamwork. *°^ While these new collaborative media promise to reduce cost and time of information exchange, they have implications for collaborative design processes. The need to bring together the process of collaboration and computing has led to the development of various collaborative systems. A major purpose of using collaborative systems is to have meaningful interactions with other people. Such interaction richness can be achieved when barriers of space, time, and media/document formats are overcome when interacting with others. This includes the ability to talk, see, write, and draw in both a synchronous and asynchronous manner, access to relevant

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information, archiving of interactions for future review, and debate of issues on a global basis. Communication between different members of a design team is a notoriously difficult problem, especially at the early stages of the design process. A recurrent problem in many design domains is communication between members of the design team involved in the different stages of concept creation, embodiment and detail design, fabrication, and production. It is frequently the case that misunderstandings arise that incorrect and/or incomplete specifications are passed from one team to another and that errors or inconsistencies in the design are discovered at late stages of the process. Sometimes design problems are resolved by production or technical staff. But further re-corrections may be too late or too costly to attempt. A response to this problem has been to develop broader, more integrated teams, and the introduction of the "collaborative design process." The communication problem in design teams has also been addressed by the development of computer-based models of the elements being designed. Such models allow simultaneous access by different members of the team, and the element design evolves through collaborative input and evaluation from all members of the team. In an organization for which the design team is geographically dispersed, it is necessary to provide a medium to interlink their data or work. Nowadays with the advent of World Wide Web applications it is possible to transfer the data or link the design team members. But there are still numerous problems involved in integrating different software with different operating platforms.

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Collaborative Approach

Collaborative engineering (CE) is the systematic approach to the integrated, concurrent design of products and related processes, including manufacturing, product service, and support. This approach is intended to cause the developers to consider all elements of the product life cycle from conception through disposal, including quality, cost, schedule, and user requirements. The objective of collaborative engineering is to reduce the system/product development cycle time through a better integration of resources, activities, and processes."*^ The basic principle of CE is the integration of methodologies, processors, human beings, tools, and methods to support product development. CE is multidisciplinary in that it includes aspects from knowledge-based systems, hypermedia, database management systems, and


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CAD/CAM. Collaborative engineering involves the interaction of diverse group of individuals who may be scattered over a wide geographic range. To enable effective and complete communication among them, there are certain technological concepts that must also become organized into concurrent layers. Distributed information sharing and cooperative work are important techniques to provide a basis for it. For a CE approach to be effective there must exist a strong level of communication between the developers and end-users. In the context of CE, a customer is both internal and external to the development process. Each member of the CE staff is an internal customer for intermediate products during development.'"'' CE advocates an integrated, parallel approach to design. By paying attention to all aspects of the design at each phase, errors are detected prior to being implemented in the product. The integrated design process must include a strong information sharing system, an iterative process of redesigns and modifications, trade-off analysis for design optimization, and documentation of all parts of the design. Integration of computerized systems largely enhances the benefits of CE with automatic Icnowledge capture during the development and lifetime management of a product, and automatic exchange of that knowledge among different computer systems.

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Integrated Product Design and Development in a Collaborative Environment

The design teams and vendors operate in different environment. Hence, it is necessary to take into account the vendors and the design teams as a whole system. The design problems are decomposed into models such as physical components, parametric models, or analysis procedures. The important aspect of the proposed framework is an integration of these models used during the design process in the collaborative environment. Thus, the proposed collaborative framework allows the integrated model to revise with any changes made by individuals in the models involved. The individual does not have to analyze the scenario repeatedly, for every change in design variables and validate it for each instance. This framework allows the designer to collaborate with the vendors, and other team members to speedup and optimize the design process considering the relationship within these models.''^ Parametric modeling is introduced to take its advantages of quicker response, accuracy, consistency, documentation, etc.


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databases are converted into the replaceable modules, which all together contributes to a catalog. The Optimization tool maps these replaceable modules from the catalogs for every instance and places them in the current design alternative, untill a suitable match is found. The optimization module selects the components from the catalogs and sends them to the user interface as results. This gives the user the detailed specifications for product and its elements. These specifications are the parameters obtained from the catalogs, which gives the optimum configuration of components based on the given design variables.'*^ Another important module of the framework is parametric CAD modeling. The parametric models for different components are created. The results obtained from the optimization module are used to create the 3D solid models of each element in the system. The term parametric means "controlled by parameters," that is, equations or rules. These CAD models assist the designer to visualize the interaction of the components for a given configuration. An automated design dramatically reduces the time spent generating the results for several alternatives. It also serves as a basis for generating detailed documentation for manufacturing.'^

12.8.1 System Structure and Components The product architecture defines the product in the primary functional systems, subsystems, and how they interact so as to work as a unit. The architecture of the product, i.e., the way it is decomposed into systems and subsystems, and their integration, impacts a number of important attributes such as standardization of components, modularity, options for future changes, ease of manufacture, etc. With outsource components, the supplier may contribute much of the associated design and engineering. The early involvement of the suppliers, with outsource components and engineering, can affect the quality and the speed of the development process. In the detail design the necessary engineering is done for every component of the product. During this phase, each part is identified and engineered. Tolerances, materials, and finishes are defined, and the design is documented with drawings or computer files. Considering the recent trend among the manufacturers and developers to generate three-dimensional solid models of the components, solid models of components and their assemblies are created. Three-dimensional computer models form the core of today's rapid prototyping and rapid manufacturing technologies. Once the detailed specification of components is prepared, prototype components can be rapidly built on computerized machines such as CNC mills, fused deposition

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modeling devices, or stereolithography systems and other prototyping techniques. A collaborative approach for design of a single-stage speed reducer with a pair of spur gear is explained using the proposed framework. The design problem is composed of analysis of geometric details, overall performance, and optimization (compact design) and their interdependency.^'' The design decomposition and different elements of the system are shown in Figure 124.

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The Collaborative environment is the integration of all the modules and the catalogs in the system. The ModelCenter is used as a service protocol, which connects different modules and catalogs keeping the corresponding relationship as shown in Figure 12-5. The file wrappers are created to link the input data file (user interface) and the analysis tool. Once the analysis


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important part of this phase is the analysis tool. This would be an application on the standalone station of the design and validation engineering department. The analysis tool is introduced to set the decision variables and their evaluation. This application anatomizes the design problem defined by the user and gives the feedback in terms of the load characteristics and the performance requirements for different elements in the system. The analysis tool is linked with the user interface through the ModelCenter® file wrapper utility.

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are acquired from empirical relations. The optimization model is developed to get the configuration with the smallest possible size. The relationships are imposed between the design variables from the design problem and the constraints from the modules. The optimization tool runs an iterative procedure. Each time the modules from the catalogs are called and put into the current design instance. This procedure runs until the design objective (in this case to have a compact size gearbox) is satisfied. In some cases multiple results are possible. If this is the case, different results are considered as alternatives and they are re-evaluated with the optimization tool.

12.8.5 Parametric CAD Modeling The results obtained from the optimization are used to create the CAD models. The parametric models are created for each component in the system. Once the optimization module generates the results, they are conveyed to the parametric models in the CAD system. On getting these results, the CAD tool is initialized and the models are created automatically. The solid models of the components are generated and can be displayed at the user interface in picture format. This gives the designer chance to visualize the different alternatives and the optimum configuration of the component. These CAD models as a repository can further be used for FEA analysis, NC code generation, manufacturing documentation, reuse for new products, and several other applications.

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Advantages of the System

The framework provides the means of integrating software tools that enables the designers to foresee the overall product and enterprise fulfillment during development phases. It will reduce the time required for repetitive analysis for different alternatives. Thus the designer can evaluate more alternatives and obtain the optimal solution. This integrated system allows the designers to participate in the design process irrespective of geographical location. The developed system provides the capability for design of templates for catalog-based design. The vendor can participate in the development process with their items as catalogs. The optimization phase offers the designers to evaluate different alternatives and the tradeoffs. Some of the advantages of the system are: • The system allows the integration of design process with the subsystems at different location and the optimization of different elements.

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The future work includes the use of generated models in the further cycle. It may include the tasks such as to automatically generate process plans, shop drawings, bills of material, machine-control (CNC) code, shop assignments, and documentation for other pieces of the manufacturing process.

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Summary

Today's manufacturers encounter various difficulties involved in the product development process and that must be overcome for international competitiveness. The obstacle includes shortened product life cycle, highquality product, highly diversified and global markets, and unexpected changes of technologies and customer needs. If there are delays in the development, you run the risk of losing revenue to your competition. Also the companies are heading toward vendor based-manufacturing, i.e., manufacturers are trying to get most of the work done by the vendors so as to minimize the time-to-market. Hence it is essential to utilize a computeraided system in designing, manufacturing, testing, and distributing the products to minimize time-to-market. For the integration of information at every stage of product development, collaboration technology is needed for cooperative work. As the assistant of the design and development of new products, integrated design technology plays a very important role. The framework described in Section 6 confirms design assumptions and predicts product performance in the early stages of the design process. This results in a faster product development cycle—with lower associated costs—achieved by eliminating the need to constantly build, test, and redesign.

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12.1. Define collaborative engineering. 12.2. What is the importance of collaborative engineering? 12.3. Discuss product design and development process.

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Explain in detail how the integrated product development can be involved in the collaborative engineering environment. 12.5. What are the basic principles and guidelines for integrated product development? 12.6. Describe briefly the collaborative engineering approach. 12.7. How can integrated product development phase be integrated through collaborative engineering? 12.8. What is the role of product development teams in the collaborative engineering environment? 12.9. How can the product development teams be efficient in the collaborative engineering environment? 12.10. Discuss the product design in collaborative engineering environment. 12.11. The collaborative marketplace has been evolving over the last 15 years, delivering technologies that enable coordination and information sharing, virtual meetings, and more recently virtual collocation. Discuss this statement and show how collaborative marlietplace should be effective in the collaborative engineering environment. 12.12. Disuses data and information flow in the integrated system presented in this chapter. 12.13. Explain how the product decomposition is essential in the collaborative approach. 12.14. Describe briefly the ModelCenter® as a tool of achieving relationship and connection among the modules of the collaborative approach. 12.15. List the advantages of the collaborative system addressed in this chapter.

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Index A Affinity diagram, 22, 23 Algorithm(s), 64, 66, 69, 79, 84, 94, 97, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 110, 111, 115, 119, 121, 122, 147, 148, 150,159,160,162,164,182,185,191,198,213,273,274,275. American National Standard Institute (ANSI), 126 ASCII69, 127, 131,275 Assembly planning, 76, 84 Attributed adjacency graph (AAG), 110, 111, 112 AUTOCAD, 122 B Basic surface, 139, 140, 143, 217, 219, 223 Benchmarking, 9, 11, 13, 25, 26, 30 Bezier's curve, 80, 81, 82, 83 Boundary representation (B-rep), 66, 71, 85, 88, 89, 98, 101, 119, 215 B-spline curve83, 136 C C++, 70, 103, 117,215,216,276 CACE, 54, 57 CAD, 33, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 69, 71, 77, 78, 83, 84, 91, 96,97, 102, 105, 106, 109, 116, 118, 120, 121, 122, 125, 126, 127, 128, 131, 132, 137, 142, 145, 147, 157, 215, 216 273, 275, 281, 282, 283, 285, 291, 296, 306, 312, 319 CAE, 125, 306 CAGD, 85 CAM, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 69, 78, 84, 120, 125, 126, 128, 131, 132, 137, 140, 181, 182, 189, 205, 273, 276, 306, 312 CAPP, 66, 102, 105,116, 117, 120, 122, 324 Catalog(s), 8, 314, 315, 316, 318 Cell decomposition, 85, 120 CIM, 31, 32, 63, 64, 72, 275

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Circular arc(s), 134, 135, 136, 170, 177, 178,273 CMM,'122 Collaborative engineering, 306, 307, 310, 312 Collaborative marketplace, 311 Communication, 5, 283, 305, 306, 309, 310, 312, 313 Composite curve, 155, 136 Compound feature(s), 139, 182, 189, 190, 191,273 Computer numerical control (CNC), 33, 103, 121, 273, 315, 320 Concatenation(s), 190, 191, 254, 255, 271 Concave, 102, 104, 105, 108, 111, 118, 137, 139, 140, 141, 143, 145, 157, 158, 159, 160, 164, 165, 217 Concave edge test, 102, 157 Concavity, 111, 141, 146, 158, 159, 160, 162, 183 Concept generation, 14, 27, 28 Concept selection, 15, 29 Conceptual Design, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16 Conic arc, 135, 136 Constructive solid geometry (CGS), 66, 71, 98 Convex, 102, 104, 105, 111, 117, 118, 119, 121, 137, 139, 141, 143, 145, 158, 162, 185 Corrective maintenance cost, 42 Cost breakdown, 33, 57 Cost estimating, 33, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56 Cost model, 31 Cost structure, 31, 34 D Data transfer, 125,307 Declarative knowledge, 115 Design for manufacturing (DFM), 274 Design specifications, 7, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 285 DFA, 76 Direct costs, 54 Direct shell production casting (DSPC), 285, 296, 297, 301 Direction(s), 73, 6, 88, 102,103, 111, 117, 135, 143, 157, 158, 160, 185, 205, 207, 208, 217 Directory Entry (DE) section, 127, 128 Drilling, 113, 189, 205, 207, 256 DXF,64, 103,104,120, 121, 125 E Edge list, 135,146,160, 169 Engineering data, 34, 36 Engineering design cost, 34, 35

Computer-Based Design and Manufacturing Entities, 64, 68, 84, 88, 95, 96, 97, 105, 109, 120, 122, 127, 132. 136, 139, 142, 147, 148, 157, 217, 273 Estimating method, 50, 53 Euler'sformula, 90, 91, 111 Expert system, 103, 106, 113, 115, 117 Exterior form feature, 139, 140, 143, 217 F Face, 85, 88, 90, 103, 105, 107, 109, 110, 118, 120, 135, 142, 146, 148, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 164, 183 FAST diagram, 23, 24 Feature(s), 4, 10, 17, 20, 25, 32, 61, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 74, 75, 78, 84, 89, 97, 101, 102, 106, 107, 120, 122, 131, 137, 139, 157, 164, 181, 190, 205, 216, 274 Feature based design, 68, 96, 123 Feature definitions, 71, 118 Feature recognition, 66, 69, 71, 95, 96, 101, 119, 131, 181, 198, 215, 273 Feature recognition techniques, 71, 105 Feature representations, 70,101 Ferguson's curve, 80 Fixtures, 4, 73, 76, 275 Form feature(s), 103, 119, 120, 132, 137, 139, 140, 143, 157, 217 Function diagram, 14 Fused deposition modeling (FDM), 284, 285, 299, 301 G Generative process planning, 75 Generic product development process, 73 Geometric Data Format, 77 Geometric modeling, 69, 77, 78, 131, 275 Global section, 127, 128, 129 Graph matching, 66, 113 H Hard prototypes, 285 I IGES, 64, 59, 103, 107, 116, 120, 125, 126, 127, 128 131,132,147,215,217,273 Indirect costs, 54 Inference engine, 113, 115, 116 Information Analysis, 9, 20 Inspection planning, 77, 273 Integrated product development (IPD), 6, 305, 307

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Integration, 61, 65, 69, 93, 131, 275, 303, 306, 312, 313 IFRM, 131, 132, 215, 216, 273, 274 Interacting features, 71, 97, 98, 182, 190, 198, 199 Interface, 33, 54, 56, 103, 117, 118,215,217,307,314,317,319 Interior form feature, 139 Investment(s), 3, 32, 36, 56, 293 K Kano classification, 21 Kano diagram, 22 Knowledge, 18,72,73,75, 105, 113, 115, 116, 117, 119, 123,310,312,313 L Laminated object manufacturing (LOM), 284, 285, 291, 301 Life cycle, 3, 30, 31, 32, 33, 39, 40, 42, 44, 46, 61, 103, 283,303,309,312,320 Loop(s), 77, 118, 120, 132, 135, 142, 143, 145, 148, 157 158, 160,162,164, 166,217,247 M Machine(s) 62, 66, 68, 73, 78, 97, 206, 274, 282, 284, 286, 288, 291, 293, 299 Machining operations, 205 Maintenance cost, 41, 42, 43 Manufacturing processes, 306 Manufacturing Systems, 33 MAPPING, 200, 205,213 Matrix analysis, 9, 10, 25 Merging features, 183, 184 Milling, 114, 116,205,206,207 ModelCenter, 314, 316, 317, 318 N Needs recognition, 7, 8, 19 Neutral file, 126 O Object oriented data structure (OODS), 132 Offset curve, 136 Offset surface, 137 Operation(s), 4, 5, 18, 33, 34, 39, 56, 65, 73, 76, 77, 84, 116, 205, 217, 290, 294, 307 Optimization, 18, 274, 313, 314, 315, 318, 319


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P Parameter data (PD) section, 127 Parametric, 9, 72, 79, 85, 104, 105, 122, 136, 313, 315, 319 Parametric analysis, 9 Parametric spline curve, 136 Parametric spline surface curve, 136 Plane surface, 135,164,173,174,223 Preventive maintenance Cost, 43 Prismatic, 62, 69, 102, 103, 104, 109, 117, 119, 120, 121, 122, 131, 181, 184, 205, 219, 225, 235, 256, 274, 275, 323, 327, 328, 329, 335,336 Probabilistic approaches, 51 Procedural knowledge, 113, 115, 342 PDES, 125 Product design, 1, 4, 18, 32, 34, 49, 55, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 71, 73, 103, 117, 275, 285, 304, 306, 307, 310, 311, 313, 320, 321, 323, 324, 325, 326 Product development, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 30, 71, 281, 282, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 320, 321, 325, 326, 327, 328 Product development teams (PDT's), 305 Production knowledge, 113, 119 Production rules, 102, 105, 106, 113, 116, 120, 132, 164, 179, 183, 185,191,201,217,274 Prototyping, 6, 17, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 288, 291, 293, 294, 295, 296, 300, 301, 304, 315 R Rapid prototyping (RP), 281, 283, 301 Rational B-Spine Curve, 136, 343 Rational B-Spline Surface, 136, 343 Right circular conical surface, 137 Right circular cylindrical surface, 135 Rule-based algorithms, 66 Ruled Surface, 136 S Selective laser sintering (SLS), 284, 285, 293, 294, 301 Selling price, 49, 309 Sequence(s), 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 30, 65, 75, 76, 97, 106, 107, 113, 117, 118, 119, 127, 129, 136, 189, 205, 206, 274, 275 Sequential product development, 5, 30 Shell, 117, 135, 142, 148, 152, 285, 296, 297, 298, 301 Simulation, 6, 52, 306 SLA process, 286, 287

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Softprototypes, 285, 301 Solid ground curing (SGC), 285, 288, 301 Solid modeling, 78, 83, 84, 85, 87, 88, 91, 94, 99, 119, 123, 273, 284,285, 294 Spherical surface, 137 Standard format, 69, 125, 127, 130, 131, 273, 275, 284 Start section, 128 Statistical methods, 52 STEP, 103, 109, 117, 122, 125, 275 Stereolithography (SLA), 285, 286, 301 STL, 284, 285, 286, 294, 296 Surface modeling, 71, 78, 98 Sweeping, 85, 102, 103 Syntactic recognition, 66 T Tabulated cylinder, 136 Tangent, 80, 100, 143, 158, 160 Terminate section, 127, 128, 129, 148 Tools, 3, 37, 56, 66, 68, 76, 84, 122, 209, 274, 306, 319 Toroidal surface, 137 Total system cost, 33,3 4 Training cost, 40, 46 Transformation matrix, 129, 134 Translators, 125, 126, 127, 215 V Variant process planning, 73, 74, 75 Vector, 77, 80, 89, 135, 143, 146, 157, 158, 159, 160 Vertex List, 135 Volume(s), 55, 66, 71, 78, 88, 89, 102, 103, 104, 117, 118, 119, 120, 125, 205, 209, 224, 275, 288 Volume decomposition, 63, 103, 106, 117, 119 W Wireframe representation, 66, 71, 78, 79, 273

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